Jeremiah 51:20-23

Babylon’s Punishment

20 “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

21 With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.

22 With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden.

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

Jeremiah 51:20-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 51

The former part of this chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the preceding chapter, concerning the destruction of Babylon, Jer 51:1-58; the latter part of it contains a prophecy of Jeremiah sent to the captives in Babylon by the hand of Seraiah, with the copy of the above prophecy against Babylon, and an order to fasten a stone to it, and cast it into the river Euphrates, as a sign, confirming the utter and irreparable ruin of Babylon, Jer 51:59-64.