Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
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The verse 55 is found in chapter 51 of Jeremiah. The Jews are commanded to leave Babylon so as not to participate in its sin or perish with it. Seraiah must read the scroll and throw it into the Euphrates as a sign that Babylon will sink and not rise again. The final act turns the written prophecy into a visible symbol of the irreversibility of imperial judgment.
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denn der HERR verstört Babel und verderbt sie mit großem Getümmel; ihre Wellen brausen wie die großen Wasser, es erschallt ihr lautes Toben.
Porque Jehová destruye a Babilonia, y quitará de ella el mucho estruendo; y bramarán sus ondas, como muchas aguas será el sonido de la voz de ellos:
Porque Jehová está devastando Babilonia y hará desaparecer de ella su gran bullicio. Sus olas braman como muchas aguas; resuena el estruendo de sus voces.
Car l'Eternel ravage Babylone, Il en fait cesser les cris retentissants; Les flots des dévastateurs mugissent comme de grandes eaux, Dont le bruit tumultueux se fait entendre.
Perciocchè il Signore distrugge Babilonia, e fa perir d’essa il suo grande strepito; e le onde di coloro romoreggeranno, lo stormo delle lor grida risonerà a guisa di grandi acque.
Porque o SENHOR tem destruído Babilônia, e tem feito perecer nela a sua grande voz; quando as suas ondas bramam como muitas águas, é emitido o ruído da sua voz.
耶和華使 巴比倫 變為廢墟, 使其中喧嘩的大聲滅絕。 仇敵彷彿眾水, 波浪澎湃,發出響聲;
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