Jeremiah 50:22

The sound of battle is in the earth,—And a great destruction.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

In Context

21Against the land of Merathaim, go thou up against her, And against the inhabitants of Pekod,—Lay waste and devote to destruction after them Declareth Yahweh, And do according to all which I have commanded thee.

23How is cut and broken the hammer of all the earth! How hath Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

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Cross References

Jeremiah 4:19My bowels! My bowels! I am pained in the walls of my heart My heart beateth aloud to me I cannot be still! For the sound of a horn, hast thou heard O my soul, The loud shout of war!

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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