THEOSISJeremiah 50:23Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!
אֵ֤יךְ נִגְדַּע֙ וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר פַּטִּ֖ישׁ כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֵ֣יךְ הָיְתָ֧ה לְשַׁמָּ֛ה בָּבֶ֖ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Jer 51:20Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms:
- Jer 51:24And I will render to Babylon, and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil, that they have done in Sion, before your eyes, saith the Lord.
- Rev 18:16And saying: Alas! alas! that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet and was gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls.
- Isa 14:4Thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and shalt say: How is the oppressor come to nothing, the tribute hath ceased?
- Isa 14:6That struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, that brought nations under in fury, that persecuted in a cruel manner.
- Isa 14:12How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, who didst rise in the morning? how art thou fallen to the earth, that didst wound the nations?
- Isa 14:17That made the world a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the prison to his prisoners?