Jeremiah 51:20-23

20 The Lord says, "Babylonia, you are my hammer, my weapon of war. I used you to crush nations and kingdoms,

21 to shatter horses and riders, to shatter chariots and their drivers,

22 to kill men and women, to slay old and young, to kill boys and girls,

23 to slaughter shepherds and their flocks, to slaughter farmers and their plow horses, to crush rulers and high 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.