Jeremiah 51:2 - Modern English Version

And I will send foreigners to Babylon that they may winnow her and empty her land. For in the day of trouble they will be against her all around.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

and will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And I will send to Babylon strangers or winnowers who will winnow her and will empty her land; for in the day of calamity they will be against her on every side.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

Common English Bible

I will send mercenaries to Babylon who will sift her and clear out her land. They will surround her on the day of disaster.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And I will send winnowers into Babylon, and they will winnow her, and they will demolish her land. For they will overwhelm her from every side in the day of her affliction.