Jeremiah 51:23

New International Reader's Version

I use you to destroy shepherds and their flocks. I use you to destroy farmers and their oxen. I use you to destroy governors and officials.

Cross References

Jeremiah 51:22

I use you to destroy men and women. I use you to destroy old people and young people. I use you to destroy young men and young women.

Jeremiah 51:24

“Judah, I will pay Babylon back. You will see it with your own eyes. I will pay back all those who live in Babylon. I will pay them back for all the wrong things they have done in Zion,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:57

I will make Babylon’s officials and wise men drunk. I will do the same thing to its governors, officers and soldiers. They will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the King. His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.