Jeremiah 51:22

22 And with you I shatter ¹man and woman, And with you I shatter old man and ²youth, And with you I shatter young man and virgin,

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 He says, "You are My war-club, My weapon of war; And with you I shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.

21 "With you I shatter the horse and his rider, And with you I shatter the chariot and its rider,

22 And with you I shatter man and woman, And with you I shatter old man and youth, And with you I shatter young man and virgin,

23 And with you I shatter the shepherd and his flock, And with you I shatter the farmer and his team, And with you I shatter governors and prefects.

24 "But I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all their evil that they have done in Zion before your eyes," declares the LORD .

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 36:17; Isaiah 13:15, 16
• 2. Isaiah 13:18