Jeremiah 51:56 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁵⁶ for a destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, their bows shattered, for the Lord is a God of retribution; he will certainly repay.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵⁶ For the destroyer is coming upon her, upon Babylon; and her mighty warriors are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for the Lord is a God of recompense; He will surely requite.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁵⁶ He certainly comes against her; the destroyer comes against Babylon. Her warriors are captured; their bows are broken. The LORD is an exacting God who repays in full.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵⁶ For the despoiler has overwhelmed her, that is, Babylon, and her strong ones have been apprehended, and their bow has been weakened. For the Lord, the powerful revenger, will certainly repay.

Jeremiah 51:56 Cross References

Genesis 49:24

Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of   the Shepherd,  the Rock of Israel,

Isaiah 21:2

A troubling vision is declared to me: ‘The treacherous one acts treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning.’

Isaiah 34:8

For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a time of paying back Edom for its hostility against Zion.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to the cowardly: ‘Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.’

Isaiah 59:18

So he will repay according to their deeds: fury to his enemies, retribution to his foes, and he will repay the coasts and islands.

Jeremiah 49:35

This is what the Lord of Armies says: I am about to shatter Elam’s bow, the source  of their might.

Jeremiah 50:10

The Chaldeans will become plunder; all Babylon’s plunderers will be fully satisfied. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 50:36

A sword is against the diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her heroic warriors, and they will be terrified.

Jeremiah 51:24

‘Before your very eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 51:30

Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their might is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, her gate bars are shattered.

Jeremiah 51:48

Heaven and earth and everything in them will shout for joy  over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 51:53

Even if Babylon should ascend to the heavens and fortify her tall fortresses, destroyers will come against her from me. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 51:6

Leave Babylon; save your lives, each of you! Don’t perish because of her guilt. For this is the time of the  Lord’s vengeance – he will pay her what she deserves.

Lamentations 3:64

You will pay them back what they deserve,  Lord, according to the work of their hands.

Ezekiel 39:3

Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.

Ezekiel 39:9

‘ “Then the inhabitants of Israel’s cities will go out, kindle fires, and burn the weapons #– #the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them to make fires.

Amos 2:15

The archer will not stand his ground, the one who is swift of foot will not save himself, and the one riding a horse will not save his life.

Obadiah 1:15

For the day of the  Lord   is near, against all the nations. As you have done,  it will be done to you; what you deserve will return on your own head.

Habakkuk 2:8

Since you have plundered many nations, all the peoples who remain will plunder you   – because of human bloodshed and violence  against lands, cities, and all who live in them.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance and retribution belong to me.  , In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.’

2 Thessalonians 1:6

since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

Revelation 17:16

The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute.  They will make her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her up with fire.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced on her the judgement  she passed on you!

Revelation 19:2

because his judgements are true  and righteous, because he has judged the notorious prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality; and he has avenged the blood of his servants that was on her hands.

1 Samuel 2:4

The bows of the warriors are broken, but the feeble are clothed with strength.