31One running post shall meet another, and messenger shall meet messenger: to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from one end to the other:


In Context

28 Prepare the nations against her, the kings of Media, their captains, and all their rulers, and all the land of their dominion.

29 And the land shall be in a commotion, and shall be troubled: for the design of the Lord against Babylon shall awake, to make the land of Babylon desert and uninhabitable.

30 The valiant men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they have dwelt in holds: their strength hath failed, and they are become as women: her dwelling places are burnt, her bars are broken.

31 One running post shall meet another, and messenger shall meet messenger: to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from one end to the other:

32 And that the fords are taken, and the marshes are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a thrashingfloor, this is the time of her thrashing: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

Jeremiah 51:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:31One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at [one] end,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

51:31One courier follows another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

51:31One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:31Courier runneth to meet courier, and messenger to meet messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

51:31One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:31One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:31One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

51:31Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city — at the extremity.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:31One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,