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Jeremiah 50:22 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Jeremiah 50:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 50 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.”
Jeremiah 50:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 50:22
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction—the Hebrew qol milchamah (קוֹל מִלְחָמָה, sound of battle) and shever gadol (שֶׁבֶר גָּדוֹל, great destruction) create vivid auditory imagery. War's noise—clashing weapons, shouting armies, collapsing structures—echoes through Babylon. Shever (שֶׁבֶר) means breaking, fracture, ruin, collapse—used for catastrophic destruction. The brevity and starkness of this verse create dramatic effect: after detailed prophecies of judgment, we hear the sound of its fulfillment. No explanation, no elaboration—just the terrible reality of war and ruin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:22
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“my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can't hold my peace; because you have heard”
“and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!”
“and the destroyer destroys. Go up”