In Jeremiah 50 of Jeremiah .
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
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ק֥וֹל qol sound ק֥וֹל qol sound קוֹל noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next word H6963 a voice or sound [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell. מִלְחָמָ֖ה milchamah battle מִלְחָמָ֖ה milchamah battle מִלְחָמָה noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary form H4421 a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior). בָּאָ֑רֶץ baarets in earth בָּאָ֑רֶץ baarets in earth אֶרֶץ preposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary form H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land) [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. וְשֶׁ֖בֶר veshever and affliction וְשֶׁ֖בֶר veshever and affliction שֶׁבֶר conjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and affliction”, the ordinary form H7667 a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream) affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation. גָּדֽוֹל ׃ gadol great גָּדֽוֹל gadol great גָּדוֹל adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary form H1419 great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.
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American Standard Version (1901) A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Young’s Literal Translation A noise of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.
World English Bible A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Darby Translation A sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
Douay-Rheims A noise of war in the land, and a great destruction.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.
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