Jeremiah 51:56

New American Bible - revised edition

For the destroyer comes upon her, upon Babylon; warriors are captured, their bows broken; The Lord is a God of recompense, he will surely repay.

Cross References

Genesis 49:24

But his bow remained taut, and his arms were nimble, By the power of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Psalm 137:8

Desolate Daughter Babylon, you shall be destroyed, blessed the one who pays you back what you have done us!

Psalm 37:15

Their swords will pierce their own hearts; their bows will be broken.

Psalm 46:9

Come and see the works of the Lord, who has done fearsome deeds on earth;

Psalm 76:3

On Salem is God’s tent, his shelter on Zion.

Isaiah 21:2

A harsh vision has been announced to me: “The traitor betrays, the despoiler spoils. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; put an end to all its groaning!”

Isaiah 34:8

For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of requital for the cause of Zion.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to the fearful of heart: Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; With divine recompense he comes to save you.

Isaiah 59:18

According to their deeds he repays his enemies and requites his foes with wrath; to the coastlands he renders recompense.

Jeremiah 49:35

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Look! I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

Jeremiah 50:10

Chaldea shall become plunder; all its plunderers shall be enriched— oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 50:36

A sword upon the soothsayers, and they become fools! A sword upon the warriors, and they tremble;

Jeremiah 51:24

Thus I will repay Babylon, all the inhabitants of Chaldea, For all the evil they committed against Zion, before your very eyes—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:30

Babylon’s warriors have ceased to fight, they remain in their strongholds; Dried up is their strength, they have become women. Burned down are their homes, broken their gates.

Jeremiah 51:48

Then heaven and earth and everything in them shall shout over Babylon with joy, when the destroyers come against her from the north—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:53

Though Babylon scale the heavens, and make her strong heights inaccessible, my destroyers shall reach her—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:6

Flee from Babylon; each of you save your own life, do not perish because of her guilt; This is a time of retribution from the Lord,

Lamentations 3:64

Give them what they deserve, Lord, according to their deeds;

Ezekiel 39:3

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

Ezekiel 39:9

Everyone living in the cities of Israel shall go out and set fire to the weapons, buckler and shield, bows and arrows, clubs and spears; for seven years they shall make fires with them.

Amos 2:15

nor shall the archer stand his ground; The swift of foot shall not escape, nor shall the horseman save his life.

Obadiah 1:15

Near is the day of the Lord against all the nations! As you have done, so will it be done to you, your conduct will come back upon your own head;

Habakkuk 2:8

Because you plundered many nations, the remaining peoples shall plunder you; Because of the shedding of human blood, and violence done to the land, to the city and to all who live in it.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is mine and recompense, for the time they lose their footing; Because the day of their disaster is at hand and their doom is rushing upon them!

2 Thessalonians 1:6

For it is surely just on God’s part to repay with afflictions those who are afflicting you,

Revelation 17:16

The ten horns that you saw and the beast will hate the harlot; they will leave her desolate and naked; they will eat her flesh and consume her with fire.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, heaven, you holy ones, apostles, and prophets. For God has judged your case against her.”

Revelation 19:2

for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her harlotry. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

1 Samuel 2:4

“The bows of the mighty are broken, while the tottering gird on strength.