Jeremiah 50:23

How is the hammer of all the earth cut in two and broken! how has Babylon become a waste among the nations!

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

In Context

22There is a sound of war in the land and of great destruction.

24I have put a net for you, and you have been taken, O Babylon, without your knowledge: you have been uncovered and taken because you were fighting against the Lord.

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Cross References

Isaiah 14:4That you will take up this bitter song against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the cruel overseer come to an end! He who was lifted up in pride is cut off;

Jeremiah 51:20You are my fighting axe and my instrument of war: with you the nations will be broken; with you kingdoms will be broken;

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:22-33

The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 21 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. 22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. 23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware:… Read the whole commentary →

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