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Jeremiah 50:23
23Babylon attacked other nations of the world, like a hammer that breaks things into pieces. But now that hammer has broken into pieces. Now the other nations see that Babylon is a disgusting place.
Jeremiah 50:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
- New International Version (NIV)How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the nations!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
- New King James Version (NKJV)How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
Context of Jeremiah 50:23
21The Lord says, ‘Attack the land of Merathaim. Attack the people who live in Pekod. Run after them! Kill them! Completely destroy them! Do everything that I have commanded you to do. 22There is a noise of war in the land of Babylonia. The enemy is destroying everything! Babylon attacked other nations of the world, like a hammer that breaks things into pieces. But now that hammer has broken into pieces. Now the other nations see that Babylon is a disgusting place. 24Babylon, I put a trap to catch you, and you did not know about it. Now I have caught you in my trap, because you fought against me. 25I have taken out my weapons from the place where I had stored them. I will use those weapons to punish the people of Babylonia, because I am very angry with them. I am the Lord God Almighty. I have work to do in the land of Babylonia.
Read all of Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 50:23 word by word
אֵ֤יךְ נִגְדַּע֙ וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר פַּטִּ֖ישׁ כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֵ֣יךְ הָיְתָ֧ה לְשַׁמָּ֛ה בָּבֶ֖ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- How is the hammerפַּטִּישׁpaţţîysh · hammerH6360
- of the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- cut asunderגָּדַעgâda‛ · to cut down/offH1438
- and brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- how is Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- become a desolationשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: appalledH8047
- among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:23
- Jeremiah 51:20‘You are the weapon that I use to fight my battles. I have used you to punish nations. I have used you to destroy kingdoms.
- Isaiah 14:4Then you will laugh at the king of Babylon. You will say to him, ‘Now you cannot be cruel to us any more! Your power to cause trouble has finished!
- Revelation 18:16They will say, ‘Bad trouble has come to you, Babylon! Great city! It is very bad for you! You wore beautiful clothes that were made from good linen. You wore bright things that made you look beautiful. You shone with gold, valuable stones and pearls.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The hammer of the whole earth - Nebuchadnezzar dashed to pieces the nations against whom he warred. He was the scourge of the Lord.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The hammer - Babylon, by whose instrumentality Yahweh had crushed the nations, is now cut asunder, i. e., the head of iron or bronze is cut away from the wooden handle, and broken.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they shall bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of men's hearts sets God against them, and ripens them apace for ruin. Babylon's pride must be her ruin; she has been proud against the Holy One of Israel; who can keep those up whom God will throw down?Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. hammer--that is, Babylon, so called because of its ponderous destructive power; just as "Martel," that is, "a little hammer," was the surname of a king of the Franks (Is 14:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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