Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOne 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible 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, Hebrew One courierרָ֤ץ (rāṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7323: To run races רָץ֙ (rāṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7323: To run to meet לִקְרַאת־ (liq·raṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way another, יָר֔וּץ (yā·rūṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7323: To run and messenger וּמַגִּ֖יד (ū·mag·gîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous follows לִקְרַ֣את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way messenger, מַגִּ֑יד (mag·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous to announce לְהַגִּיד֙ (lə·hag·gîḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous to the king לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction his city עִיר֖וֹ (‘î·rōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement has been captured נִלְכְּדָ֥ה (nil·kə·ḏāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere from end to end. מִקָּצֶֽה׃ (miq·qā·ṣeh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7097: End, extremity |