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Jeremiah 51:2 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 51:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 51 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.”
Jeremiah 51:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 51:2
And will send unto Babylon fanners—the Hebrew zarim (זָרִים, foreigners, strangers) is a wordplay with zarah (זָרָה, to winnow, scatter). God sends 'foreign fanners' who will winnow Babylon like grain. That shall fan her, and shall empty her land—winnowing separates wheat from chaff; applied to Babylon, it means separating people from land, destroying the empire's coherence and prosperity.For in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about—enemies encircle Babylon from all sides. The Medo-Persian coalition included diverse peoples—Medes, Persians, Elamites, and others—forming a com...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:2
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“I have destroyed my people; they didn't return from their ways.”
“and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn”
“and the wind will carry them away”
“and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds”
“all you who bend the bow; shoot at her”
“all those who bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none of it escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has done”
“blow the trumpet among the nations”
“and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities”