Jeremiah 51:55
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:55 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:55 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great water..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:55 — KJV
“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 51:55 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:55 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 51:55
“For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. noise: or, multitude”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:55: lord, hath, voice
“And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:55: great, voice, like
“For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:55: because, lord, hath
“Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:55: because, lord, hath
“And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:55: lord, hath, great
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