Jeremiah 51:30

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Babylon’s soldiers have stopped fighting. They stay in their forts. Their strength is gone. They have become like frightened women. Babylon’s houses are burning. The bars of her gates are broken.

Cross References

Nahum 3:13

Nineveh, your people are all like women—and the enemy soldiers are ready to take them. The gates of your land are open wide for your enemies to come in. Fire has destroyed the wooden bars across the gates.

Lamentations 2:9

Jerusalem’s gates have sunk into the ground. The bars on her gates are completely destroyed. Her king and princes have been taken to other nations. The teaching of the law has stopped. And her prophets no longer receive visions from the Lord.

Isaiah 19:16

At that time the Egyptians will be like frightened women. They will be afraid of the Lord All-Powerful, because he will raise his arm to punish the people.

Psalm 76:5

They thought they were strong, but now they lie dead in the fields. Their bodies are stripped of all they owned. They could not defend themselves.

Amos 1:5

“I will also break open the gates of Damascus and remove the one who sits on the throne in the Valley of Aven. I will remove the symbol of power from Beth Eden, and the Arameans will be defeated and taken back to Kir.” This is what the Lord said.

Jeremiah 48:41

The towns of Moab will be captured. The strong hiding places will be defeated. At that time Moab’s soldiers will be filled with fear, like a woman giving birth.

Revelation 18:10

The rulers will be afraid of her suffering and stand far away. They will say, ‘Terrible! How terrible, O great city, O powerful city of Babylon! Your punishment came in one hour!’

Jeremiah 51:57

I will make Babylon’s wise men and important officials drunk. I will make the governors, officers, and soldiers drunk too. Then they will sleep forever. They will never wake up.” This is what the King said. His name is the Lord All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 51:32

The places where people cross the rivers have been captured. The swamplands are burning. All of Babylon’s soldiers are afraid.”

Psalm 147:13

He makes your gates strong, and he blesses the people in your city.

Psalm 107:16

He breaks down their bronze gates. He shatters their iron bars.

Isaiah 47:14

But they cannot even save themselves. They will burn like straw. They will burn so fast that there will be no coals left to cook bread. There will be no fire left to sit by.

Jeremiah 50:15

Soldiers around Babylon, shout the cry of victory! Babylon has surrendered! Her walls and towers have been pulled down! The Lord is giving her people the punishment they deserve. You nations should give Babylon the punishment she deserves. Do to her what she has done to other nations.