Jeremiah 51:20-23

20 You are my war club, my weapon of battle: with you I smash nations; with you I destroy kingdoms;

21 with you I smash the horse and its rider; with you I smash the chariot and the charioteer;

22 with you I smash man and woman; with you I smash the old man and the boy; with you I smash the young man and the girl;

23 with you I smash shepherds and their flocks; with you I smash farmers and their teams; with you I smash governors and deputies.

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.