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Jeremiah 50:23 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Jeremiah 50:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 50 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”
Jeremiah 50:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 50:23
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! Babylon is called the pattish (פַּטִּישׁ, hammer), a striking metaphor for the empire that shattered nations and forged empires. God used Babylon as His instrument of judgment (Jeremiah 51:20), but now the hammer itself is gada (גָּדַע, cut down, hewn off) and shabar (שָׁבַר, shattered). The irony is devastating: the breaker is broken.How is Babylon become a desolation (shammah, שַׁמָּה)—the same word describing what Babylon inflicted on others (Jeremiah 25:9, 12). Divine justice operates on the principle of measure-for-measure retri...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:23
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“Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations”
“and say”
“morning star”
“'Woe”