Jeremiah 51:31
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,
In other versions
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:
ASV
One man, running, will give word to another, and one who goes with news will be handing it on to another, to give word to the king of Babylon that his town has been taken from every quarter:
BBE
Courier runneth to meet courier, and messenger to meet messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end;
DBY
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:
WEB
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.
YLT
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 every quarter,
ENG
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,
WBT
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.
BSB
In context
29And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
30The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
31One 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,
32And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
33For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.