Jeremiah 50:41-43

New International Version

⁴¹“Look! An army is coming from the north;^(A)
    a great nation and many kings
    are being stirred^(B) up from the ends of the earth.^(C)
⁴²They are armed with bows^(D) and spears;
    they are cruel^(E) and without mercy.^(F)
They sound like the roaring sea^(G)
    as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
    to attack you, Daughter Babylon.^(H)
⁴³The king of Babylon has heard reports about them,
    and his hands hang limp.^(I)
Anguish has gripped him,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.^(J)

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Jeremiah 50:41-43

New King James Version

⁴¹“Behold,^(A) a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
⁴²^(B)They shall hold the bow and the lance;
^(C)They are cruel and shall not show mercy.
^(D)Their voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.

⁴³“The king of Babylon has ^(E)heard the report about them,
And his hands grow feeble;
Anguish has taken hold of him,
Pangs as of a woman in ^(F)childbirth.

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Jeremiah 50:41-43

King James Version

⁴¹Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

⁴²They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

⁴³The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

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Jeremiah 50:41-43

English Standard Version

⁴¹^(A)“Behold, a people comes from the north;
    a mighty nation and many kings
    are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
⁴²They lay hold of bow and spear;
    they are cruel and have no mercy.
The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea;
    they ride on horses,
arrayed as a man for battle
    against you, O daughter of Babylon!

⁴³“The king of Babylon heard the report of them,
and his hands fell helpless;
anguish seized him,
pain as of a woman in labor.

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Jeremiah 50:41-43

New American Standard Bible

⁴¹“Behold, a people is coming ^(A)from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Will be roused from the remote parts of the earth.
⁴²They ^(B)seize their bow and javelin;
They are ^(C)cruel and have no mercy.
Their ^(D)voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on ^(E)horses,
^(F)Drawn up like a man for the battle
Against you, daughter of Babylon.
⁴³The ^(G)king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;
^(H)Distress has gripped him,
Agony like a woman in childbirth.