Jeremiah 50:22

22 The noise of battle is heard in the land. It is the noise of a great city being destroyed!

Jeremiah 50:22 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 50:22

A sound of battle [is] in the land
In the land of the Chaldeans, as it is expressed in the Septuagint and Arabic versions; the noise of warriors, the clashing of arms, and sound of trumpets, both of the enemy entered into the land, and of the Chaldeans arming themselves in their own defence: and of great destruction;
in the same land; or in Babylon, as Abarbinel supplies it; this is the consequent of the former.

Jeremiah 50:22 In-Context

20 A new day is coming," announces the Lord. "At that time people will search for Israel's guilt. But they will not find any. They will search for Judah's sins. But they will not find any. That is because I will forgive the people I have spared.

21 "Enemies of Babylonia, attack their land of Merathaim. Make war against those who live in Pekod. Chase them and kill them. Destroy them completely," announces the Lord. "Do everything I have commanded you to do.

22 The noise of battle is heard in the land. It is the noise of a great city being destroyed!

23 It has been broken to pieces. It was the hammer that broke the whole earth. How empty Babylonia is among the nations!

24 Babylonia, I set a trap for you. And you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured. That is because you opposed me.