Jeremiah 51:42
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 51
“The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.”Jeremiah 51:42
What Does Jeremiah 51:42 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:42 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 51, verse 42 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 51:42 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 21:1“The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.”Ezekiel 26:3“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.”Isaiah 8:7“Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:”Isaiah 14:23“I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.”Daniel 9:26“And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”Daniel 11:10“But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.”Revelation 17:15“And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.”Psalms 18:4“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.”Psalms 18:16“He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.”Psalms 42:7“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”Psalms 65:7“Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.”Psalms 93:3“The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.”Isaiah 29:7“And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.”Jeremiah 51:55“Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:”Jeremiah 51:64“And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.”Ezekiel 27:26“Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.”Luke 21:25“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;”
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