| NETBible | Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle, they are coming against you, fair Babylon! 1 |
| NIV © |
They are armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and without mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, O Daughter of Babylon. |
| NASB © |
"They seize their bow and javelin; They are cruel and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, Marshalled like a man for the battle Against you, O daughter of Babylon. |
| NLT © |
They are fully armed for slaughter. They are cruel and show no mercy. As they ride forward, the noise of their army is like a roaring sea. They are marching in battle formation to destroy you, Babylon. |
| MSG © |
Flourishing deadly weapons, barbarians they are, cruel and pitiless. Roaring and relentless, like ocean breakers, they come riding fierce stallions, In battle formation, ready to fight [you], Daughter Babylon! |
| BBE © |
Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Babylon. |
| NRSV © |
They wield bow and spear, they are cruel and have no mercy. The sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride upon horses, set in array as a warrior for battle, against you, O daughter Babylon! |
| NKJV © |
They shall hold the bow and the lance; They are cruel and shall not show mercy. Their voice shall roar like the sea; They shall ride on horses, Set in array, like a man for the battle, Against you, O daughter of Babylon. |
| KJV | They shall hold <02388> (8686) the bow <07198> and the lance <03591>_: they [are] cruel <0394>_, and will not shew mercy <07355> (8762)_: their voice <06963> shall roar <01993> (8799) like the sea <03220>_, and they shall ride <07392> (8799) upon horses <05483>_, [every one] put in array <06186> (8803)_, like a man <0376> to the battle <04421>_, against thee, O daughter <01323> of Babylon <0894>_. |
| NASB © |
"They seize <2388> their bow <7198> and javelin <3591> ; They are cruel <394> and have <7355> no <3808> mercy <7355> . Their voice <6963> roars <1993> like the sea <3220> ; And they ride <7392> on horses <5483> , Marshalled <6186> like a man <376> for the battle <4421> Against <5921> you, O daughter <1323> of Babylon .<894> |
| LXXM | (27:42) toxon <5115> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ egceiridion {N-ASN} econtev <2192> V-PAPNP itamov {A-NSM} estin <1510> V-PAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV elehsh <1653> V-AAS-3S fwnh <5456> N-NSF autwn <846> D-GPM wv <3739> CONJ yalassa <2281> N-NSF hchsei <2278> V-FAI-3S ef <1909> PREP ippoiv <2462> N-DPM ippasontai {V-FMI-3P} pareskeuasmenoi <3903> V-RMPNP wsper <3746> ADV pur <4442> N-ASN eiv <1519> PREP polemon <4171> N-ASM prov <4314> PREP se <4771> P-AS yugater <2364> N-VSF babulwnov <897> N-GSF |
| NET [draft] ITL | Its soldiers are armed with <02388> bows <07198> and spears <03591> . They <01992> are cruel <0394> and show <07355> no <03808> mercy <07355> . They sound <06963> like the roaring <01993> sea <03220> as they ride forth <07392> on <05921> their horses <05483> . Lined up in formation <06186> like men <0376> going into battle <04421> , they are coming against <05921> you, fair <01323> Babylon !<0894> |
| HEBREW | lbb <0894> tb <01323> Kyle <05921> hmxlml <04421> syak <0376> Kwre <06186> wbkry <07392> Myowo <05483> lew <05921> hmhy <01993> Myk <03220> Mlwq <06963> wmxry <07355> alw <03808> hmh <01992> yrzka <0394> wqyzxy <02388> Ndykw <03591> tsq (50:42) <07198> |
| NETBible | Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle, they are coming against you, fair Babylon! 1 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “daughter Babylon.” The word “daughter” is a personification of the city of Babylon and its inhabitants. |