Jeremiah 51:22

22 With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and young 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 battle-ax and sword,” says the LORD . “With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.

21 With you I will shatter armies— destroying the horse and rider, the chariot and charioteer.

22 With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and young women.

23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and officers.

24 “I will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the wrong they have done to my people in Jerusalem,” says the LORD .