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Jeremiah 51:20 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 51 · verse 20
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;Jeremiah 51:20 · King James Version
Jeremiah 51:20 in context
18They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
19The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.
20Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
21And 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;
22With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
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Key words (Strong's)
- weaponskᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- destroyshâchathto decayH7843 →
- piecesnâphatsto dash to pieces, or scatterH5310 →
- axemappêtsa smiterH4661 →
- warmilchâmâha battleH4421 →
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The particulars of this copious prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to so often that it could not well be divided into parts, but we must endeavor to collect them under their proper heads. Let us then observe here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-58