Jeremiah 50:23

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How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut down and broken! Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations.

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  • Jer 51:20-24 : 20 You are My war club, My weapon of battle: with you, I shatter nations, and with you, I destroy kingdoms. 21 With you, I shatter horse and rider; with you, I shatter chariot and driver. 22 With you, I shatter man and woman; with you, I shatter the old and the young; with you, I shatter the young man and the maiden. 23 With you, I shatter shepherd and flock; with you, I shatter farmer and oxen; with you, I shatter governors and officials. 24 Before your eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
  • Rev 18:16 : 16 saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and crimson, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls!'
  • Isa 14:4-6 : 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased! How the arrogance has ended! 5 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, 6 which struck the nations in anger with unending blows, that subdued the nations in wrath, with relentless persecution.
  • Isa 14:12-17 : 12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who laid low the nations. 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.' 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. 15 But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit. 16 Those who see you will stare at you; they will contemplate you, saying, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble and shook the kingdoms?' 17 Who made the world a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to release his prisoners to their homes?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 51:41
    83%

    41'How Sheshach has been captured, the glory of the whole earth seized! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!

  • Jer 50:22
    82%

    22The sound of battle is in the land—a great destruction.

  • Jer 50:46
    81%

    46At the sound of Babylon’s capture, the earth will quake, and the outcry will be heard among the nations.

  • Jer 50:24-26
    3 verses
    80%

    24I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.

    25The LORD has opened His armory and brought out the weapons of His wrath, for the Sovereign LORD of Hosts has a task to accomplish in the land of the Chaldeans.

    26Come against her from the farthest borders; open her granaries. Heap her up like piles of grain and destroy her completely. Let nothing be left of her.

  • Jer 51:47-49
    3 verses
    78%

    47Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her whole land will be disgraced, and all her slain will fall within her.

    48Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, because out of the north destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.

    49Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.

  • Jer 51:29-30
    2 verses
    78%

    29The earth trembles and writhes because the Lord’s plans against Babylon stand firm—to make the land of Babylon a desolate wasteland, without an inhabitant.

    30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.

  • Jer 51:52-55
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    77%

    52'Therefore, behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.'

    53Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, from Me destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.

    54The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.

    55For the Lord is laying Babylon waste and silencing her loud noise. Her waves roar like mighty waters; the sound of their tumult resounds.

  • Jer 50:15-16
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    77%

    15Raise a shout against her on every side! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are torn down. This is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.

    16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who handles the sickle at harvest time. Because of the oppressing sword, let each one return to his own people, and let every one flee to his own land.

  • Jer 50:13
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    13Because of the LORD's wrath, she will not be inhabited but will become completely desolate. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

  • Jer 51:7-9
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    76%

    7Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth. The nations drank her wine; therefore, they have gone mad.

    8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.

    9We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.

  • Jer 51:58
    75%

    58This is what the Lord of Hosts says: The broad walls of Babylon will be utterly demolished, and her high gates burned with fire. The peoples labor in vain; the nations exhaust themselves only to fuel the flames.

  • Jer 51:32-34
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    32The river crossings have been seized, the marshes have been set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.

    33This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; in a little while her harvest time will come.'

    34Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies. He has rinsed me out.

  • Jer 50:1-3
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    1This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through the prophet Jeremiah.

    2Declare among the nations and proclaim it; raise a banner and proclaim it! Do not hide it. Say, 'Babylon has been captured; Bel is put to shame, Marduk is dismayed. Her idols are disgraced, her images shattered.'

    3For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.

  • Jer 50:28-30
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    75%

    28Listen to the voice of those fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, proclaiming in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.

    29Summon archers against Babylon, all who draw the bow. Encamp around her on every side, and let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

    30Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all her soldiers will perish on that day, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 51:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23With you, I shatter shepherd and flock; with you, I shatter farmer and oxen; with you, I shatter governors and officials.

    24Before your eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.

  • Isa 21:9
    74%

    9And behold, here comes a chariot of men, with pairs of horsemen. And he answered, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the carved images of her gods are shattered to the ground.'

  • Isa 13:19
    74%

    19Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.

  • Jer 50:35
    74%

    35A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against the inhabitants of Babylon, against her officials and wise men.

  • Jer 50:9-10
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    73%

    9For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a coalition of great nations from the north. They will line up for battle against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like skilled warriors; they will not return empty-handed.

    10Chaldea will become plunder; all who plunder her will be satisfied,' declares the LORD.

  • Jer 22:8
    73%

    8Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?'

  • Jer 51:43-44
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    73%

    43Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and barren land where no one lives, and through which no man passes.

    44'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.

  • Jer 50:43
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    43The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish grips him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

  • Isa 14:4
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    4you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased! How the arrogance has ended!

  • Isa 24:12
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    12Only desolation is left in the city; the gate is battered into ruins.

  • Jer 51:37
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    37Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.

  • Jer 51:20
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    20You are My war club, My weapon of battle: with you, I shatter nations, and with you, I destroy kingdoms.

  • Jer 51:13
    72%

    13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.

  • Jer 25:11
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    11This entire land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

  • Jer 51:64
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    64Then you shall say, 'This is how Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her. Her people will grow weary.' This is the end of Jeremiah's words.

  • Isa 51:19
    72%

    19These double calamities have come upon you—destruction and devastation, famine and sword. Who will console you?