New International Version (NIV)
31One courier follows another
and messenger follows messenger
to announce to the king of Babylon
that his entire city is captured,
Jeremiah 51:31
Jeremiah 51:31 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
31One 51:31 Lit runnercourier runs to meet 51:31 Lit runneranother,
And one 51:31 Lit announcermessenger to meet 51:31 Lit announceranother,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
31One courier runs to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;
Amplified Bible (AMP)
31One courier runs to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To tell the 51:31 In 553 b.c. Belshazzar was named co-ruler of Babylon by his father, King Nabonidus, and reigned in that capacity until Babylon was conquered. In spite of this co-regency, Nabonidus is regarded historically as the last of the Babylonian kings. Belshazzar’s mother, Nitrocris, was the daughter of King Nebuchadnezzar.king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
31One courier races to meet another,
and messenger follows messenger,
to announce to the king of Babylon
that his city has been captured from end to end.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
31One messenger after another
comes to the king of Babylon.
All of them announce that
his entire city is captured.