King James Version
Jeremiah 50:22 in the King James Version says “A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 50 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.”
Jeremiah 50:22 · King James Version
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. of Merathaim: or, of the rebels Pekod: or, Visitation
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
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“destruction”
H7667a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
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