Jeremiah 51:56 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 51:56

For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.

BSB

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ASV

for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite.

KJV

Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּי֩	ki	for	H3588 →
בָ֨א	va'	[is] about to come	H935 →
עָלֶ֤יהָ	'a.Lei.ha	on it	H5921 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
בָּבֶל֙	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
שׁוֹדֵ֔ד	sho.Ded	a destroyer	H7703 →
וְנִלְכְּדוּ֙	ve.nil.ke.Du	and they will be captured	H3920 →
גִּבּוֹרֶ֔יהָ	gi.bo.Rei.ha	warriors its	H1368 →
חִתְּתָ֖ה	chi.te.Tah	it will be shattered	H2865 →
קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֑ם	ka.she.to.Tam	bows their	H7198 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
אֵ֧ל	'el	[is] a God of	H410 →
גְּמֻל֛וֹת	ge.mu.Lot	recompense<s>	H1578 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
שַׁלֵּ֥ם	sha.Lem	fully <repay>	H7999 →
יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃	ye.sha.Lem	he will repay	H7999 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 46:9
He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
leads to
- Isaiah 2:4
  Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against…
- Micah 4:3–4
  Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take…
- Micah 5:10
  “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.
- Isaiah 60:18
  No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- Joshua 11:9
  Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
Through
Jeremiah 51:6
Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
leads to
- Jeremiah 50:8
  Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
- Jeremiah 25:14
  For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”
- Jeremiah 50:15
  Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD,…