Jeremiah 51:20-23

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.

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.