Parallel Verses New International Version "You are my war club, my weapon for battle-- with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms, King James Bible Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; Darby Bible Translation Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms; World English Bible You are my battle axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms; Young's Literal Translation An axe art thou to me -- weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms, Jeremiah 51:20 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThou art my battle axe - I believe Nebuchadnezzar is meant, who is called, Jeremiah 50:23, the hammer of the whole earth. Others think the words are spoken of Cyrus. All the verbs are in the past tense: "With thee have I broken in pieces," etc., etc. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge art Isaiah 10:5,15 O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation... Isaiah 14:5,6 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers... with thee. or, in thee, or, by thee Library The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-PalThe Medes and Cimmerians: Lydia--The conquest of Egypt, of Arabia, and of Elam. As we have already seen, Sennacherib reigned for eight years after his triumph; eight years of tranquillity at home, and of peace with all his neighbours abroad. If we examine the contemporary monuments or the documents of a later period, and attempt to glean from them some details concerning the close of his career, we find that there is a complete absence of any record of national movement on the part of either Elam, … G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8 The Last King of Judah Cross References Isaiah 8:9 Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Isaiah 10:5 "Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath! Isaiah 10:15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it, or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up, or a club brandish the one who is not wood! Isaiah 41:15 "See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. Isaiah 41:16 You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 45:1 "This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: Jeremiah 50:23 How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the nations! Jump to Previous Axe Battle Battle-Axe Break Broken Club Destroy Destroyed Fighting Hammer Instrument Kingdoms Maul Nations Pieces Shatter War Weapon WeaponsJump to Next Axe Battle Battle-Axe Break Broken Club Destroy Destroyed Fighting Hammer Instrument Kingdoms Maul Nations Pieces Shatter War Weapon WeaponsLinks Jeremiah 51:20 NIVJeremiah 51:20 NLT Jeremiah 51:20 ESV Jeremiah 51:20 NASB Jeremiah 51:20 KJV Jeremiah 51:20 Bible Apps Jeremiah 51:20 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 51:20 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 51:20 French Bible Jeremiah 51:20 German Bible Jeremiah 51:20 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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