Jeremiah 51:43
Modern Translations
New International Version
Her towns will be desolate, a dry and desert land, a land where no one lives, through which no one travels.

New Living Translation
Her cities now lie in ruins; she is a dry wasteland where no one lives or even passes by.

English Standard Version
Her cities have become a horror, a land of drought and a desert, a land in which no one dwells, and through which no son of man passes.

Berean Study Bible
Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no son of man passes through.

New American Standard Bible
“Her cities have become an object of horror, A dry land and a desert, A land in which no one lives And through which no one of mankind passes.

NASB 1995
"Her cities have become an object of horror, A parched land and a desert, A land in which no man lives And through which no son of man passes.

NASB 1977
“Her cities have become an object of horror, A parched land and a desert, A land in which no man lives, And through which no son of man passes.

Amplified Bible
“Her cities have become an astonishing desolation and an object of horror, A parched land and a desert, A land in which no one lives, And through which no son of man passes.

Christian Standard Bible
Her cities have become a desolation, an arid desert, a land where no one lives, where no human being even passes through.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no human being passes through.

Contemporary English Version
Horrible destruction will strike the nearby towns. The land will become a barren desert, where no one can live or even travel.

Good News Translation
The towns have become a horrifying sight and are like a waterless desert, where no one lives or even travels.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Its cities will be ruined. It will become a desert, a land where no one lives and where no human travels.

International Standard Version
Her cities will become an object of horror, a dry land and a desert, a land in which no one lives, and through which no human being passes.

NET Bible
The towns of Babylonia have become heaps of ruins. She has become a dry and barren desert. No one lives in those towns any more. No one even passes through them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.

New King James Version
Her cities are a desolation, A dry land and a wilderness, A land where no one dwells, Through which no son of man passes.

King James 2000 Bible
Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land in which no man dwells, neither does any son of man pass by there.

New Heart English Bible
Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land in which no man dwells, neither does any son of man pass thereby.

World English Bible
Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land in which no man dwells, neither does any son of man pass thereby.

American King James Version
Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwells, neither does any son of man pass thereby.

American Standard Version
Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.

A Faithful Version
Her cities are a desolation, a dry land and a wilderness, a land in which no man dwells, nor does any son of man pass by it.

Darby Bible Translation
Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no one dwelleth, neither doth a son of man pass thereby.

English Revised Version
Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.

Webster's Bible Translation
Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land in which no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass by it.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Her cities are desolate: the land is dry and a wildernes, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth the sonne of man passe thereby.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Her cities are layde waste, the lande lyeth vnbuilded and voyde, it is a lande where no man dwelleth, and where no man trauyleth through.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Hir cities are layed waist, the londe lieth vnbuylded and voyde: it is a londe, where no man dwelleth, & where no ma traueleth thorow.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Her cities have been for a desolation, "" A dry land, and a wilderness, "" A land—none dwell in them, "" Nor does a son of man pass over into them.

Young's Literal Translation
Its cities have been for a desolation, A dry land, and a wilderness, A land -- none doth dwell in them, Nor pass over into them doth a son of man.

Smith's Literal Translation
Her cities were for a desolation, a land of dryness and a sterile region, a land not a man dwells in them, and not the son of man shall pass through them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Her cities are become an astonishment, a land uninhabited and desolate, a land wherein none can dwell, nor son of man pass through it.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Her cities have become an astonishment, an uninhabited and desolate land, a land in which no one may live, nor may a son of man pass through it.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
His cities were a horror like a desolate land and desolations; no man shall sit in them, and no son of man shall dwell in them

Lamsa Bible
Her cities have become a horror, like a dry land and a wilderness, a land in which no man shall dwell, neither shall any son of man live in it.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Her cities are become a desolation, A dry land, and a desert, A land wherein no man dwelleth, Neither doth any son of man pass thereby.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Her cities are become like a dry and trackless land; not so much as one man shall dwell in it, neither shall a son of man lodge in it.
















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