Jeremiah 51:56
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 51
“Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.”Jeremiah 51:56
What Does Jeremiah 51:56 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:56 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 51, verse 56 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 51:56 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 51:6“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.”Jeremiah 50:29“Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.”Psalms 46:9“He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.”Psalms 94:1“O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.”Jeremiah 51:48“Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.”Habakkuk 2:8“Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.”Revelation 19:2“For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”Deuteronomy 32:35“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.”2 Chronicles 6:23“Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.”Psalms 37:15“Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.”Psalms 76:3“There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.”Isaiah 14:22“For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.”Isaiah 59:18“According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.”Jeremiah 49:35“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.”Jeremiah 51:24“And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.”Hosea 1:5“And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”Genesis 49:24“But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)”1 Samuel 2:4“The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.”2 Chronicles 24:22“Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.”Psalms 10:14“Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.”
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