Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 51:1 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Jeremiah 51:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 51 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Destruction of Babylon
“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; midst: Heb. heart”
Jeremiah 51:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 51:1
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; The prophetic formula "Thus saith the LORD" establishes divine authority—this isn't human prediction but God's decree. The phrase "I will raise up" emphasizes divine agency; God sovereignly orchestrates Babylon's fall through human means (the Medes and Persians, verse 11). The "destroying wind" (ruach mashchit) may be literally translated "destroying spirit," suggesting both natural force and divine judgment.The description "them that dwell ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:1
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“without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city”
“A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people”
“an east wind will come”
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.”
“and heard a voice saying to him”
“and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come.”
“I will put a spirit in him”
“and you are also taken”
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.”
“it was cast down to the ground”