Jeremiah 51:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
"You are my war club, my weapon for battle-- with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms,

New Living Translation
“You are my battle-ax and sword,” says the LORD. “With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.

English Standard Version
“You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms;

Berean Study Bible
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

New American Standard Bible
He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war; And with you I shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.

NASB 1995
He says, "You are My war-club, My weapon of war; And with you I shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.

NASB 1977
He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war; And with you I shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.

Amplified Bible
“You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-axe and weapon of war— For with you I shatter nations, With you I destroy kingdoms.

Christian Standard Bible
You are my war club, my weapons of war. With you I will smash nations; with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are My battle club, My weapons of war. With you I will smash nations; with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

Contemporary English Version
Babylonia, you were my hammer; I used you to pound nations and break kingdoms,

Good News Translation
The LORD says, "Babylonia, you are my hammer, my weapon of war. I used you to crush nations and kingdoms,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You are my war club and my weapon for battle. I will use you to crush nations. I will use you to destroy kingdoms.

International Standard Version
"You are my war-club and weapons of war. I'll smash nations with you and destroy kingdoms with you.

NET Bible
"Babylon, you are my war club, my weapon for battle. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

New King James Version
“You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: For with you I will break the nation in pieces; With you I will destroy kingdoms;

King James 2000 Bible
You are my battle-axe and weapons of war: for with you will I break in pieces the nations, and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

New Heart English Bible
"You are my battle axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

World English Bible
You are my battle axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

American King James Version
You are my battle ax and weapons of war: for with you will I break in pieces the nations, and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

American Standard Version
Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

A Faithful Version
"You are My battle axe and weapons of war; for with you I will shatter nations; and with you I will destroy kingdoms.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms;

English Revised Version
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou art my battle-ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou art mine hammer, and weapons of warre: for with thee will I breake the nations, & with thee wil I destroy kingdomes,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou hast ben mine hammer and weapons for warre: for with thee haue I broken the people in peeces, and with thee haue I destroyed kyngdomes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou breakest my weapens of warre, & yet thorow the I haue scatred the nacions & kyngdomes:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You [are] My shatterer—weapons of war, "" And I have broken in pieces nations by you, "" And I have destroyed kingdoms by you,

Young's Literal Translation
An axe art thou to me -- weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou a mallet to me, a weapon of war: and I broke the nations in pieces with thee, and I destroyed kingdoms with thee;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms:

Catholic Public Domain Version
“For me, you strike together the instruments of war; and with you, I will strike together nations; and with you, I will scatter the kingdoms.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Prepare for me weapons of war. I shall scatter the nations by you and I shall destroy kingdoms by you

Lamsa Bible
Prepare weapons of war, for with you will I scatter the nations and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou art My maul and weapons of war, And with thee will I shatter the nations, And with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou scatterest for me the weapons of war: and I will scatter nations by thee, and will destroy kings by means of thee.
















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