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Jeremiah 51:34 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Jeremiah 51:34 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 51 verse 34 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.”
Jeremiah 51:34 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 51:34
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out. This verse gives voice to Jerusalem's lament, personifying the city as a victim of Babylonian violence. The succession of verbs—devoured, crushed, emptied, swallowed, cast out—accumulates imagery of consumption and destruction.Devoured me uses akalani (אֲכָלָנִי), meaning consumed, eaten, destroyed completely. Crushed me translates hemamani (הֲמָמַנִי), meaning shattered, broken, thrown ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:34
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“the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
“and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he has swallowed up; and the nations shall not flow any more to him: yes”
“Yahweh makes the earth empty”
“and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.”
“you who desire to swallow up the needy”
“that was full of people! She has become as a widow”
“as the excellency of Israel; for the destroyers have destroyed them”
“We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found”
“and say”