Jeremiah 51:22

22 I will use you to crush men and women. I will use you to crush the old and the young. I will use you to crush young men and 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 and my weapon for battle. I will use you to crush nations. I will use you to destroy kingdoms.

21 I will use you to crush horses and their riders. I will use you to crush chariots and their drivers.

22 I will use you to crush men and women. I will use you to crush the old and the young. I will use you to crush young men and women.

23 I will use you to crush shepherds and their flocks. I will use you to crush farmers and their oxen. I will use you to crush governors and officials.

24 "In your presence I will pay back Babylon and all the people who live in Babylon for all the evil things that they did in Zion," declares the LORD.