Jeremiah 51:52

Therefore, lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, When I will bring punishment upon her images; And throughout all her land, shall the pierced one groan.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

In Context

51We have turned pale for we have heard a reproach, Confusion, hath covered our faces,—For aliens have entered upon the hallowed places of the house of Yahweh!

53Though Babylon should mount the heavens, And though she should fortify her strong high-place, From me, should come spoilers unto her Declareth Yahweh.

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:15Every one found, shall be thrust through,—And, every one taken, shall fall by the sword;

Jeremiah 51:47Therefore, lo! days coming when I will bring punishment upon the images of Babylon, And all her land, shall turn pale,—Yea, all her wounded, shall fall in her midst.

Daniel 5:30In that night, was slain—Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans.

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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