Jeremiah 50:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
American King James Version (AKJV)
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
American Standard Version (ASV)
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Basic English Translation (BBE)
How is the hammer of all the earth cut in two and broken! how has Babylon become a waste among the nations!
Webster's Revision
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
World English Bible
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut apart and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
English Revised Version (ERV)
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Definitions for Jeremiah 50:23
Clarke's Jeremiah 50:23 Bible Commentary
The hammer of the whole earth - Nebuchadnezzar dashed to pieces the nations against whom he warred. He was the scourge of the Lord.
Barnes's Jeremiah 50:23 Bible Commentary
The hammer - Babylon, by whose instrumentality Yahweh had crushed the nations, is now cut asunder, i. e., the head of iron or bronze is cut away from the wooden handle, and broken.