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<a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> One 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 all sides; <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> One 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; <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a> One 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; <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a> One 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; <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> One runner runs to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To give a message to the king of Babylon That his city has been captured from end to end; <a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a> One 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; <a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a> One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter: <a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One messenger after another announces to the king, "Babylon has been captured! <a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a> One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter: <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Runners run to meet runners. Messengers follow messengers. They inform the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a> Messenger after messenger runs to tell the king of Babylonia that his city has been broken into from every side. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a> One runner runs to meet another runner, and one messenger to meet another messenger, to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been seized from one end to the other. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> One 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a> One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon. One messenger after another will come bringing news. They will bring news to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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: <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end, <a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Runner runs to meet runner, "" And announcer to meet announcer, "" To announce to the king of Babylon, "" For his city has been captured—at the extremity. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city -- at the extremity. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> A runner shall run to meet a runner, and he announcing, to meet him announcing, to announce to the king of Babel that his city was taken from the extremity.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> One running post shall meet another, and messenger shall meet messenger: to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from one end to the other: <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Runner will go forth to meet runner, and messenger will meet messenger, so as to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, from one end to the other, <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a> One runner meets another, herald meets herald, Telling the king of Babylon that his entire city has been taken. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> One runner runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> One courier shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from every side, <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> He who runs will run next to him who runs, and he who announces next to him who announces to show to The King of Babel that his city was seized from around it<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> One post runneth to meet another, And one messenger to meet an other, To tell the king of Babylon That his city is taken on every quarter; <a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> One shall rush, running to meet another runner, and one shall go with tidings to meet another with tidings, to bring tidings to the king of Babylon, that his city is taken. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16175" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Babylon's Punishment</a> …30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken. 31<a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: rāṣ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">One courier</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: rāṣ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">races</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: yā·rūṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">another,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: ū·mag·gîḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">and messenger</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">follows</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: mag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">messenger,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: lə·hag·gîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be conspicuous. ">to announce</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lə·me·leḵ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">to the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘î·rōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">his city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: nil·kə·ḏāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">has been captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: miq·qā·ṣeh (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">from end to end.</a> 32The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a> Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Habakkuk 2:2-3</a> Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. / For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay. <a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Daniel 5:30-31</a> That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain, / and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-8</a> Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Nahum 2:3-4</a> The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished. / The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning. <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11</a> But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly. <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a> The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Ezekiel 7:26</a> Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders. <a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Isaiah 48:14</a> Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans. <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a> Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-5</a> you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a> In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” <a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm">Ezekiel 21:7</a> And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,post<a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Jeremiah 4:20</a> Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.<a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24</a> I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.<a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">1 Samuel 4:12-18</a> And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head… to shew<a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Jeremiah 50:43</a> The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.<a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3-9</a> Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it… <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11-13</a> Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-25.htm">City</a> <a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Courier</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Extremity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Handing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Met</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">News</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Post</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Quarter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Run</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm">Runner</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-21.htm">Running</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Side</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-33.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Courier</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Extremity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Handing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Met</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-46.htm">News</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Post</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Quarter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Run</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Runner</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Running</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Side</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 51</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel</a> 59. <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, </a> 64. <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, couriers were used to relay messages quickly across distances, often on horseback. The imagery here suggests a breakdown in communication and control, as multiple messengers are needed to convey the dire news. This can be compared to the fall of other great cities in the Bible, such as Nineveh, where swift destruction was also prophesied (<a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Nahum 2:4-5</a>).and messenger follows messenger The repetition emphasizes the overwhelming nature of the news being delivered. In the context of ancient warfare, multiple messengers would indicate a significant event, such as a military defeat or a city being overrun. This aligns with the historical context of Babylon's fall to the Medes and Persians in 539 BC, as recorded in <a href="/daniel/5.htm">Daniel 5</a>. The continuous flow of messengers underscores the inevitability of God's judgment against Babylon.to announce to the king of Babylon The king of Babylon at the time of its fall was Belshazzar, as mentioned in <a href="/daniel/5.htm">Daniel 5</a>. This phrase highlights the humiliation and surprise of the Babylonian leadership, who were confident in their city's defenses. The announcement to the king signifies the fulfillment of God's prophecy against Babylon, as foretold by Jeremiah and other prophets (<a href="/isaiah/47.htm">Isaiah 47:1-5</a>).that his city has been captured Babylon, once a symbol of human pride and achievement, is now described as captured. This fulfills the prophetic declarations against Babylon for its idolatry and oppression of God's people (<a href="/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2-3</a>). The capture of Babylon serves as a reminder of the sovereignty of God over nations and His ability to bring down even the mightiest empires.from end to end This phrase indicates total conquest, with no part of the city left untouched. Babylon was known for its extensive walls and fortifications, yet its complete capture demonstrates the futility of relying on human strength against divine judgment. This totality is echoed in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, where Babylon is used as a symbol of worldly power and is prophesied to fall completely in the end times.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and surrounding nations, including Babylon. He warned of impending judgment due to their disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> A powerful empire known for its wealth and military might. It was used by God as an instrument of judgment against Judah but was also subject to God's judgment for its own sins. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_of_babylon.htm">King of Babylon</a> The ruler of the Babylonian Empire, likely referring to King Nebuchadnezzar or his successors, who would receive the news of Babylon's downfall. 4. <a href="/topical/c/couriers/messengers.htm">Couriers/Messengers</a> Individuals tasked with delivering urgent news. In this context, they symbolize the rapid and inevitable spread of the news of Babylon's capture. 5. <a href="/topical/c/capture_of_babylon.htm">Capture of Babylon</a> The event prophesied by Jeremiah, indicating the fall of Babylon as a divine act of judgment against its pride and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and empires. No power is beyond His reach or judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> Just as Babylon's fall was certain, so is the judgment of all who oppose God. This should lead us to live in reverence and obedience to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Prophecy serves as a warning and a call to repentance. It reminds us of God's faithfulness to His word. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_delivering_god's_message.htm">The Importance of Delivering God's Message</a> Like the couriers, we are called to be messengers of God's truth, sharing the gospel with urgency and clarity. <a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_power.htm">The Transience of Earthly Power</a> Earthly power and wealth are temporary. Our focus should be on eternal values and God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a> <a href="/q/how_is_babylon's_fall_reconciled.htm">Jeremiah 51:8 says Babylon has 'suddenly fallen,' yet historical records indicate a gradual decline--how is this reconciled?</a> <a href="/q/why_punish_babylon_if_god_used_it.htm">Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a 'golden cup' in God's hand; if God used Babylon, why should the nation be punished?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._51_37_align_with_babylon's_history.htm">Jeremiah 51:37 claims Babylon will be 'a heap of ruins,' but archaeological findings indicate the city remained active for centuries--how does this align with the text?</a> <a href="/q/does_babylon's_reuse_contradict_prophecy.htm">Jeremiah 51:26 states no stone from Babylon will ever be used again, yet evidence suggests later civilizations reused its materials--does this contradict the prophecy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) One post shall run to meet another.--The words exactly answer to the account of the capture of Babylon given in Herod. i. (see Note on <a href="/jeremiah/51-24.htm" title="And I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 51:24</a>). The history of Belshazzar's feast (<a href="/context/daniel/5-1.htm" title="Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.">Daniel 5:1-30</a>) must obviously have ended in a like result. No words could paint more vividly the panic of the surprised city.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - One post shall run to meet another, etc. The wall being broken through at various points, couriers would meet each other on their way to the royal palace. This was itself a fortress in the centre of the city, on the Euphrates. The newly discovered cylinder inscription, however, shows that Nabonidus, the last King of Babylon, was not actually in the city at the time of the capture. At one end; rather, from end to end (see on Jeremiah 50:26). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>One courier רָ֤ץ (rāṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> To run races רָץ֙ (rāṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> To run to meet לִקְרַאת־ (liq·raṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way another, יָר֔וּץ (yā·rūṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> To run and messenger וּמַגִּ֖יד (ū·mag·gîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous follows לִקְרַ֣את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way messenger, מַגִּ֑יד (mag·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous to announce לְהַגִּיד֙ (lə·hag·gîḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous to the king לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction his city עִיר֖וֹ (‘î·rōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement has been captured נִלְכְּדָ֥ה (nil·kə·ḏāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere from end to end. מִקָּצֶֽה׃ (miq·qā·ṣeh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:31 One runner will run to meet another (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>