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Jeremiah 50:46

At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.

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מִקּוֹל֙miqolfrom soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from sound”, the ordinary formH6963a 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.נִתְפְּשָׂ֣הnitpesahcatchתָּפַשׂverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “catch”, a completed actionH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.בָבֶ֔לvavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.נִרְעֲשָׁ֖הnirashahmake afraidרָעַשׁverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “make afraid”, a completed actionH7493to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וּזְעָקָ֖הuzeaqahand cryזַעַקconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and cry”, the ordinary formH2201a shriek or outcrycry(-ing).בַּגּוֹיִ֥םbagoyimin Gentileגּוֹיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.נִשְׁמָֽעnishmahearשָׁמַעverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the voice: Captured was Babylon, Hath the earth been shaken, And a cry among nations hath been heard!

World English Bible

The earth trembles at the noise of the taking of Babylon. The cry is heard among the nations.

Darby Translation

At the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth hath quaked, and the cry is heard among the nations.

Douay-Rheims

At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard amongst the nations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)