Jeremiah 51:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:20 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destro..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:20 — KJV
“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; with thee: or, in thee, or, by thee”
— Jeremiah 51:20 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:20 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:20
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. the days: Chaldee, their days the kingdom: Chaldee, the kingdom thereof”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:20: break, pieces, destroy
“Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:20: art, break, pieces
“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. destroy the earth: or, corrupt the earth”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:20: art, war, nations
“And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:20: art, battle, war
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:20: art, war, nations
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