Jeremiah 51:20 — Bible Verse (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;”
Jeremiah 51:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You are my battle ax and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.”
Jeremiah 51:20 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;”
Jeremiah 51:20 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“An axe <FI>art<Fi> thou to me--weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms,”
Jeremiah 51:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms; ”
Jeremiah 51:20 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou art mine hammer, and weapons of warre: for with thee will I breake the nations, and with thee wil I destroy kingdomes,”
Jeremiah 51:20 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:20 in Context — Jeremiah 51
18 They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
19 The 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.
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;
21 And 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;
22 With 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;
What Does Jeremiah 51:20 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:20 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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