Jeremiah 51:20-23

20 You are My battle club, My weapons of war. With you I will smash nations; with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

21 With you I will smash the horse and its rider; with you I will smash the chariot and its rider.

22 With you I will smash man and woman; with you I will smash the old man and the youth; with you I will smash the young man and the virgin.

23 With you I will smash the shepherd and his flock; with you I will smash the farmer and his ox-team.^[a] With you I will smash 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.

Footnotes

• [a] Lit yoke