This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“ The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground, and her massive gates will be burned. The builders from many lands have worked in vain, for their work will be destroyed by fire!”

“万军之耶和华如此说：巴比伦宽阔的城墙必全然倾倒；他高大的城门必被火焚烧。众民所劳碌的必致虚空；列国所劳碌的被火焚烧，他们都必困乏。”

万军之耶和华如此说：巴比伦宽阔的城墙要夷为平地，它高大的城门必被火焚烧。万民所劳碌的必致虚空，万族所劳碌的被火焚烧，他们都必困乏。

万军之耶和华如此说：巴比伦宽阔的城墙要夷为平地，它高大的城门必被火焚烧。万民所劳碌的必致虚空，万族所劳碌的被火焚烧，他们都必困乏。

万军之耶和华说：“巴比伦宽阔的城墙要被夷为平地，高大的城门要被付之一炬，人们一切的辛劳都是徒然，列国劳碌的成果都化为灰烬。”

万军之耶和华这样说：“巴比伦宽阔的城墙必被夷为平地，它高大的城门必被焚烧；万民所劳碌的都必成空，万族所辛劳的都付诸一炬。”

萬軍之耶和華如此說：巴比倫寬闊的城牆必全然傾倒；她高大的城門必被火焚燒。眾民所勞碌的必致虛空；列國所勞碌的被火焚燒，他們都必困乏。

萬軍之耶和華如此說：巴比倫寬闊的城牆要夷為平地，它高大的城門必被火焚燒。萬民所勞碌的必致虛空，萬族所勞碌的被火焚燒，他們都必困乏。

萬軍之耶和華如此說：巴比倫寬闊的城牆要夷為平地，它高大的城門必被火焚燒。萬民所勞碌的必致虛空，萬族所勞碌的被火焚燒，他們都必困乏。

萬軍之耶和華說：「巴比倫寬闊的城牆要被夷為平地，高大的城門要被付之一炬，人們一切的辛勞都是徒然，列國勞碌的成果都化為灰燼。」

萬軍之耶和華這樣說：“巴比倫寬闊的城牆必被夷為平地，它高大的城門必被焚燒；萬民所勞碌的都必成空，萬族所辛勞的都付諸一炬。”

『萬軍之永恆主這麼說：巴比倫寬闊的城牆必毁為平地，她高拱的城門必被火燒。外族之民所勞碌的都必落空，列國之民都必為了被火燒而疲乏。』

萬軍之耶和華曰、巴比倫寬廣之城垣、必盡傾覆、其高門必焚於火、諸民勞力歸於虛、列邦經營乃為火、俱必困乏、○

萬有之主耶和華又曰、巴比倫城垣雖廣必毀、邑門雖高必焚、昔役列邦之民、竭力築此、後必盡燬、歸於烏有。

萬有之主如是云、巴比倫廣闊之城垣、必將拆毀、其諸高門、必被火焚、列民勤勞、悉屬徒然、列國經營以致困憊、所經營者終被火焚燬、○

This is what the Lord Almighty says:“ Babylon’s thick wall will be leveled and her high gates set on fire; the peoples exhaust themselves for nothing, the nations’ labor is only fuel for the flames.”

The Lord who rules over all says,“ Babylon’s thick walls will fall down flat. Its high gates will be set on fire. The nations wear themselves out for no reason at all. Their hard work will only be burned up in the flames.”

“ Thus says the Lord of hosts: The broad wall of Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, and her high gates shall be burned with fire. The peoples labor for nothing, and the nations weary themselves only for fire.”

This is what the LORD of Armies says: Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished, and her high gates set ablaze. The peoples will have labored for nothing; the nations will weary themselves only to feed the fire.

This is what the Lord of armies says:“ The broad wall of Babylon will be completely demolished, And her high gates will be set on fire; So the peoples will labor for nothing, And the nations become exhausted only for fire.”

Thus says the Lord of hosts:“ The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, And her high gates shall be burned with fire; The people will labor in vain, And the nations, because of the fire; And they shall be weary.”

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

This is what Yahweh of Hosts says: Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished, and her high gates consumed by fire. The peoples will have labored for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

This is what the LORD who rules over all says,“ Babylon’s thick wall will be completely demolished. Her high gates will be set on fire. The peoples strive for what does not satisfy. The nations grow weary trying to get what will be destroyed.”

Yahweh of Armies says:“ The wide walls of Babylon will be utterly overthrown. Her high gates will be burned with fire. The peoples will labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they will be weary.”

Then say,‘ In this same way Babylon and her people will sink, never again to rise, because of the disasters I will bring upon her.’” This is the end of Jeremiah’s messages.

Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes? They work so hard, but all in vain!

Shout war cries against her from every side. Look! She surrenders! Her walls have fallen. It is the Lord’s vengeance, so take vengeance on her. Do to her as she has done to others!

And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon, and make him vomit up all he has eaten. The nations will no longer come and worship him. The wall of Babylon has fallen!

This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, his anointed one, whose right hand he will empower. Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear. Their fortress gates will be opened, never to shut again.This is what the Lord says:“ I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the mountains. I will smash down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.

We would have helped her if we could, but nothing can save her now. Let her go; abandon her. Return now to your own land. For her punishment reaches to the heavens; it is so great it cannot be measured.

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.

Her mightiest warriors no longer fight. They stay in their barracks, their courage gone. They have become like women. The invaders have burned the houses and broken down the city gates.

They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed.