Jeremiah 51:22

Jeremiah 51:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
• New International Version (NIV)with you I shatter man and woman, with you I shatter old man and youth, with you I shatter young man and young woman,
• English Standard Version (ESV)with you I break in pieces man and woman; with you I break in pieces the old man and the youth; with you I break in pieces the young man and the young woman;
• New King James Version (NKJV)With you also I will break in pieces man and woman; With you I will break in pieces old and young; With you I will break in pieces the young man and the maiden;

Context of Jeremiah 51:22

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. 21I have used you to destroy whole armies, with their horses, chariots and riders. I have used you to destroy men and women, old men, young men, boys and girls. 23I have used you to destroy shepherds and their sheep, as well as farmers and their oxen. I have used you to destroy rulers and their officers. 24But now I will punish Babylon and all the people who live in Babylonia. I will pay them back for all the evil things that they did in Jerusalem. And you will see me do that.’ That is what the Lord says.

Jeremiah 51:22 word by word

וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֔ה וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ זָקֵ֣ן וָנָ֑עַר וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ בָּח֖וּר וּבְתוּלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• With thee also will I break in piecesנָפַץnâphats · to shatterH5310
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• and youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• the young manבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• and the maidבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330

Cross-references for Jeremiah 51:22

• Jeremiah 6:11I am as angry with them as you are, Lord. I can no longer control my anger.’ The Lord replied, ‘Tell everyone how angry you are! Tell the children who play in the streets, Tell the young men who meet together. Include all the men and their wives, as well as the old people, and those who are near to death.
• Deuteronomy 32:25If they go out of their homes, their enemies will kill them. If they stay at home, they will die from fear. Young men and young women will die. Babies and old men will also die.
• 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and attack the Amalekites. Completely destroy everything that they have. Do not save anything. Kill the men and women, as well as their children and babies. Kill their cows, sheep, camels and donkeys.” ’
• 2 Chronicles 36:17Then the Lord sent the king of Babylon to attack them. His soldiers killed Jerusalem's young men in the temple, where they thought that they would be safe. They were not kind to anybody, the young men or women, or even the very old people. God put all the people of Jerusalem under the king of Babylon's power.
• Isaiah 20:4The king of Assyria will take away people from Egypt as prisoners. He will do the same thing to the people of Cush. Young people and old people will go as prisoners to Assyria. They will not wear any clothes or shoes. People will see their bare bodies. The Egyptians will be very ashamed.
• Lamentations 2:11I have cried so much that my eyes are red now. Even the parts inside my body hurt, because my people are dying. I feel ill because I am so sad. The children and babies fall in the city's streets because they are so weak.
• Ezekiel 9:6Kill the old men, young men and girls. Kill the women and the children. Destroy them all! But do not touch anyone who has the mark on their head.’ So the men started to kill. The first people that they killed were the city's leaders who were in front of the temple.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51:22

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. old and young--(2Ch 36:17).Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Device
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• Hold
• Mount
• Break
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Maid; Maiden

Commentaries on Jeremiah 51

• 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