Jeremiah 51:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.”

Jeremiah 51:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 51:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 51:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“With you I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock. With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke. With you I will break in pieces governors and deputies.”

Jeremiah 51:23 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 51:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.”

Jeremiah 51:23 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 51:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have broken in pieces by thee shepherd and his drove, And I have broken in pieces by thee husbandman and his team, And I have broken in pieces by thee governors and prefects.”

Jeremiah 51:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 51:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and rulers.”

Jeremiah 51:23 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 51:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I wil also breake by thee the shepheard and his flocke, and by thee will I breake the husband man and his yoke of oxen, and by thee will I breake the dukes and princes.”

Jeremiah 51:23 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 51:23 in Context — Jeremiah 51

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;

23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

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.

25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

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What Does Jeremiah 51:23 Mean?

Jeremiah 51:23 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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