Jeremiah 51:21

I use you to destroy horses and their riders; I use you to destroy chariots and their drivers.

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In The King James Version

And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

In Context

20You are my war club, the weapon I use in battle. I use you to destroy nations; I use you to destroy kingdoms.

22I use you to destroy men and women; I use you to destroy old men and youths; I use you to destroy young men and girls.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: I will sing to the Lord, for he is supreme! He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.

Psalms 46:9He stops wars all over the world. He smashes the bow; he breaks the spear; he sets shields on fire.

Jeremiah 50:37A sword is raised to attack her horses and chariots, along with all the foreign soldiers with her, and they will become like frightened women. A sword is raised to attack her stores of treasure, and they will be plundered.

Micah 5:10On that day, says the Lord, I will kill your horses and break your chariots.

Haggai 2:22I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the nations' kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots and their riders. The horses and riders will fall, and the men will kill each other by the sword.

Zechariah 12:4On that day I will make every horse panic-stricken and every rider go mad, declares the Lord, but I will watch over the people of Judah while I blind all the horses of their enemies.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:2-59

The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her… Read the whole commentary →

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