New International Version (NIV)
3Let not the archer string his bow,
nor let him put on his armor.
Do not spare her young men;
completely destroy her army.
Jeremiah 51:3
Jeremiah 51:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
3“Let not him who bends his bow bend it,
Nor let him rise up in his coat of armor.
Do not spare her young men;
Devote all her army to destruction.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
3“Do not let him (the Chaldean defender) who bends his bow bend it,
Nor let him rise up in his coat of armor.
So do not spare her young men;
Devote her entire army to destruction.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
3Do not let the archer bend his bow
or put on his armor.
Do not spare her young men;
devote all her army to destruction!
American Standard Version (ASV)
3Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
3Also to the bender that bendeth his bowe, and to him that lifteth himselfe vp in his brigandine, will I say, Spare not her yong men, but destroy all her hoste.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
3Against him who bends, let the archer bend his bow,
also against him who lifts himself up in his coat of mail.
Don’t spare her young men!
Utterly destroy all her army!
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
3Do not let its soldiers get their bows ready to use.
Do not let them put on their armor.
Do not spare their young men.
Destroy their armies completely.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
3Do not give Babylon's soldiers time to pick up their weapons!
Do not give them time to put on their armour!
Kill all their young men.
Completely destroy their whole army.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
3Do not let the treader tread his bow, || Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, || Nor have pity on her young men, || Devote all her host to destruction.