Jeremiah 51:41

How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

King James Version
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Other Translations for Jeremiah 51:41

BSB
How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!
AKJV
How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
CPDV
How was Sesac captured, and how was the renowned one of all the earth seized? How has Babylon become an astonishment among the nations?
ERV
How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
NHEB
How is Sheshach taken. and the praise of the whole earth seized. How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations.
SMT
How was Sheshach taken and the praise of all the earth will be seized; how was Babel for a desolation among the nations!

Commentary for Jeremiah 51:41

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Jeremiah 51:41
Summary
Babylon's fall shocks all nations by surprise
Place
Babylon
Event
Babylon's shocking capture
Estimated Time Period
c. 605 BC
Category
Narrative