Jeremiah 51:22

22 I use you to smash men and women. I use you to smash old people and young people. I use you to smash young men and young women.

Jeremiah 51:22 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:22

And with thee also will I break in pieces man and woman
Or, "have broken"; having no respect to any sex, and to the propagation of posterity: and with thee will I break in pieces old and young;
not sparing men of any age, however useful they might be, the one for their wisdom, the other for their strength: and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
who by procreation of children might fill and strengthen commonwealths.

Jeremiah 51:22 In-Context

20 "You are my war club, my battle weapon. I use you to smash nations. I use you to destroy kingdoms.
21 I use you to smash horses and riders. I use you to smash chariots and drivers.
22 I use you to smash men and women. I use you to smash old people and young people. I use you to smash young men and young women.
23 I use you to smash shepherds and flocks. I use you to smash farmers and oxen. I use you to smash governors and officers.
24 "But I will pay back Babylon and all the Babylonians for all the evil things they did to Jerusalem in your sight," says the Lord.
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