The Word which Jeremias the Prophet spoke to Baruch son of Nerias, when he wrote these words in the book from the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda.
GNV
Jeremiah 51:31
A post shall runne to meete the post, and a messenger to meete the messenger, to shew the King of Babel, that his citie is taken on a side thereof,
Parallel Translations
THE WORD WHICH JEREMIAS THE PROPHET spoke to Baruch son of Nerias, when he wrote these words in the book from the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda.
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 30:62 Samuel 18:19–31Job 9:25Isaiah 21:3–9Jeremiah 50:431 Samuel 4:12–18Esther 3:13–15Jeremiah 50:24Daniel 5:30Daniel 5:2–5Isaiah 47:11–13Jeremiah 4:20Esther 8:10Esther 8:14
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