Jeremiah 51:55

New International Reader's Version

I will destroy Babylon. I will put an end to all its noise. Waves of enemies will sweep through it like great waters. The roar of their voices will fill the air.

Cross References

Psalm 124:2

Suppose the Lord had not been on our side when our enemies attacked us.

Psalm 124:4

They would have been like a flood that drowned us. They would have swept over us like a rushing river.

Psalm 18:4

The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me. A destroying flood swept over me.

Psalm 65:7

You calmed the oceans and their roaring waves. You calmed the angry words and actions of the nations.

Psalm 69:2

I’m sinking in deep mud. I have no firm place to stand. I am out in deep water. The waves roll over me.

Isaiah 15:1

Here is a prophecy against Moab that the Lord gave me. The city of Ar in Moab is destroyed. It happened in a single night. Kir in Moab is also destroyed. It happened in a single night.

Isaiah 17:13

They sound like the roar of rushing waters. But when the Lord speaks out against them, they run far away. The wind blows them away like straw on the hills. A strong wind drives them along like tumbleweeds.

Isaiah 47:5

The Lord says, “Queen city of the Babylonians, go into a dark prison. Sit there quietly. You will not be called the queen of kingdoms anymore.

Jeremiah 25:10

I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness. I will put an end to the voices of brides and grooms. The sound of grinding millstones will not be heard anymore. And lamps will not be lit anymore.

Jeremiah 51:42

Babylon’s enemies will sweep over it like an ocean. Like roaring waves they will cover it.

Ezekiel 26:3

The Lord and King says, “But I am against you, Tyre. I will bring many nations against you. They will come in like the waves of the sea.

Luke 21:25

“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. The nations of the earth will be in terrible pain. They will be puzzled by the roaring and tossing of the sea.

Revelation 17:15

Then the angel spoke to me. “You saw the waters the prostitute sits on,” he said. “They stand for all the nations of the world, no matter what their race or language is.