Jeremiah 51:26

Bible in Basic English

And they will not take from you a stone for the angle of a wall or the base of a building; but you will be a waste place for ever, says the Lord.

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
They will not take from you even a stone for a cornerNor a stone for foundations,But you will be a perpetual desolation," declares Yahweh.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever," declares the LORD.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So that neither corner stones shalbe taken any more out of thee: but waste and desolate shalt thou lye for euermore saith the Lorde.

Darby Translation
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; for thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Jehovah.

New King James Version
They shall not take from you a stone for a corner Nor a stone for a foundation, But you shall be desolate forever," says the LORD.

Literal Translation
and they shall not take a stone from you for a corner, or a stone for foundations, but you shall be a waste forever, says Jehovah.

World English Bible
They shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says Yahweh.

King James Version (1611)
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations, but thou shalt be desolate for euer, saith the Lord.

King James Version
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the Lord .

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that nether corner stones, ner pinnacles, ner foundacion stones shalbe taken enymore out of the but waist & desolate shalt thou lie for euermore, saieth the LORDE.

Amplified Bible
"They will not take from you [even] a stone for a cornerstone Nor any rock for a foundation, But you will be desolate forever," says the LORD.

American Standard Version
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Jehovah.

Revised Standard Version
No stone shall be taken from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be a perpetual waste, says the LORD.

Update Bible Version
And they shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate forever, says Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

New Century Version
People will not find any rocks in Babylon big enough for cornerstones. People will not take any rocks from Babylon to use for the foundation of a building, because your city will be just a pile of ruins forever," says the Lord .

New English Translation
No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone. No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house. For you will lie desolate forever," says the Lord .

Contemporary English Version
Your stone blocks won't be reused for cornerstones or foundations, and I promise that forever you will be a desert. I, the Lord , have spoken.

Complete Jewish Bible
No one will make cornerstones or foundation-stones from you again; but you will be desolate forever," says Adonai .

Geneva Bible (1587)
They shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations, but thou shalt be destroyed for euer, sayth the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
And they shall not take from you a stone for a corner nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says the LORD.

Hebrew Names Version
They shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says the LORD.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

New Living Translation
You will be desolate forever. Even your stones will never again be used for building. You will be completely wiped out," says the Lord .

New Life Bible
Not even a stone will be taken from you for a corner stone, or a stone to be used to build upon. But you will be a waste forever," says the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Jews dwelling in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, my name shall no longer be in the mouth of every Jew to say, The Lord lives, in all the land of Egypt.

English Revised Version
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever," declares the LORD.

New Revised Standard
No stone shall be taken from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be a perpetual waste, says the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall they not fetch from thee A stone for a corner nor A stone for a foundation, - For desolations age-abiding, shalt thou become Declareth Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall not take of thee a stone for the corner, nor a stone for foundations, but thou shalt be destroyed for ever, saith the Lord.

Lexham English Bible
They will not take from you a stone for a corner, and a stone for a foundation, for you will be an everlasting desolation," declares Yahweh.

Easy-to-Read Version
People will not take stones from Babylon to use as the foundation of a building. That is because they will not find any stones big enough for cornerstones. Your city will be a pile of broken rocks forever." This is what the Lord said.

English Standard Version
No stone shall be taken from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be a perpetual waste, declares the Lord .

New American Standard Bible
"They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever," declares the LORD.

Good News Translation
None of the stones from your ruins will ever be used again for building. You will be like a desert forever. I, the Lord , have spoken.

Christian Standard Bible®
No one will be able to retrieve a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you, because you will become desolate forever. This is the Lord 's declaration.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal not take of thee a stoon in to a corner, and a stoon in to foundementis; but thou schalt be lost with outen ende, seith the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
And they take not out of thee a stone for a corner, And a stone for foundations, For desolations age-during art thou, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord has said: See, I will make a wind of destruction come up against Babylon and against those who are living in Chaldaea; ² And I will send men to Babylon to make her clean and get her land cleared: for in the day of trouble they will put up their tents against her on every side. ³ Against her the bow of the archer is bent, and he puts on his coat of metal: have no mercy on her young men, give all her army up to the curse. ⁴ And the dead will be stretched out in the land of the Chaldaeans, and the wounded in her streets. ⁵ For Israel has not been given up, or Judah, by his God, by the Lord of armies; for their land is full of sin against the Holy One of Israel. ⁶ Go in flight out of Babylon, so that every man may keep his life; do not be cut off in her evil-doing: for it is the time of the Lord's punishment; he will give her her reward. ⁷ Babylon has been a gold cup in the hand of the Lord, which has made all the earth overcome with wine: the nations have taken of her wine, and for this cause the nations have gone off their heads. ⁸ Sudden is the downfall of Babylon and her destruction: make cries of grief for her; take sweet oil for her pain, if it is possible for her to be made well. ⁹ We would have made Babylon well, but she is not made well: give her up, and let us go everyone to his country: for her punishment is stretching up to heaven, and lifted up even to the skies. ¹⁰ The Lord has made clear our righteousness: come, and let us give an account in Zion of the work of the Lord our God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall not: Jeremiah 51:37, Jeremiah 51:43, Jeremiah 50:12, Jeremiah 50:13, Isaiah 13:19-22, Isaiah 14:23

desolate for ever: Heb. everlasting desolations, Jeremiah 50:40, Jeremiah 50:41, Isaiah 34:8-17, Revelation 18:20-24

Reciprocal: Isaiah 25:2 - For Isaiah 26:5 - the lofty Isaiah 47:14 - there shall Jeremiah 25:12 - perpetual Jeremiah 50:3 - which Jeremiah 50:26 - destroy Jeremiah 50:32 - none Jeremiah 50:39 - General Jeremiah 51:62 - to cut

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations,.... Signifying that it should be so utterly consumed by fire, that there should not be a stone left fit to be put into any new building, especially to be a corner or a foundation stone. The Targum understands it figuratively,

"and they shall not take of thee a king for a kingdom, and a ruler for government:''

but thou shall be desolate for ever, saith the Lord; see

Jeremiah 50:39.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The prophet means that:

(1) Babylon would never again be the seat of empire. Nor

(2) would any new development of events take its rise thence.