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Jeremiah 51:42 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 51:42 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 51 verse 42 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.”
Jeremiah 51:42 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 51:42
The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. This prophecy employs vivid oceanic imagery to depict Babylon's overwhelming destruction. The Hebrew yam (יָם, sea) typically refers to literal seas, but here functions metaphorically for invading armies—a common biblical image for foreign military forces (Isaiah 8:7-8, Daniel 11:40). The multitude of the waves translates hamon galav (הֲמוֹן גַּלָּיו), literally "the roar of its waves," emphasizing both number and violence.This imagery reverses Babylon's position: the empire that overwhelmed nations like f...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:42
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“behold”
“and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end of it shall be with a flood”
“The sorrows of death compassed me”
“moon”
“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”
“the roaring of their waves”
“Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.”
“and destroys out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:”
“The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.,And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.,,,,,,,,”
“Yahweh”