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Jeremiah 51:54 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 51:54 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 51 verse 54 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:”
Jeremiah 51:54 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 51:54
A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon (קוֹל זְעָקָה מִבָּבֶל, qol z'aqah miBavel)—The z'aqah (outcry/shriek) is Babylon's death wail. This cry contrasts with Babylon's earlier arrogant boasts (Isaiah 47:8, 'I am, and none else beside me'). Pride's voice becomes terror's shriek. And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans (וְשֶׁבֶר גָּדוֹל מֵאֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים, v'shever gadol me'erets Kasdim)—shever (breaking/ruin) of catastrophic proportions engulfs Chaldea.The brevity is poignant: two clauses capture civilization's collapse. This compression suggests suddenness—Babylon fell in a night ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:54
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“and of great destruction.”
“desolation and great destruction!”
“and the cry is heard among the nations.”
“Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”
“says Yahweh”
“the time of their visitation.”
“and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him”
“and everyone who sails anywhere”
“to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for in the way of Horonaim”