Jeremiah 51:56

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

Her mighty

Jeremiah 51:30

Jeremiah 50:36

Every

Ezekiel 39:3

The lord

General references

Jeremiah 50:22

Bible References

Her mighty

Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.

A sword is on the men of pride, and they will become foolish: a sword is on her men of war, and they will be broken.

Every

This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will have the bow of Elam, their chief strength, broken.

But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:

The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.

He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

There were the arrows of the bow broken, there he put an end to body-cover, sword, and fight. (Selah.)

And with a blow I will send your bow out of your left hand and your arrows falling from your right hand.

The lord

Go in flight out of Babylon, so that every man may keep his life; do not be cut off in her evil-doing: for it is the time of the Lord's punishment; he will give her her reward.

The voice of those who are in flight, who have got away safe from the land of Babylon, to give news in Zion of punishment from the Lord our God, even payment for his Temple.

Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.

O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

O daughter of Babylon, whose fate is destruction; happy is the man who does to you what you have done to us.

For it is the day of the Lord's punishment, when he gives payment for the wrongs done to Zion.

Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.

He will give them the right reward of their doings, wrath to his attackers, punishment to his haters, and even on the sea-lands he will send punishment.

For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

For her sins have gone up even to heaven, and God has taken note of her evil-doing.

For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.

General references

There is a sound of war in the land and of great destruction.