Jeremiah 50:42

The Passion Translation

Armed with bows and scimitars, they are merciless and without compassion. The sound of their armies riding their horses is like the roaring sea. The cavalry is in battle formation and ready to attack you, Fair Babylon.

Cross References

Psalm 46:6

When the nations are in uproar with their tottering kingdoms, God simply raises his voice, and the earth begins to disintegrate before him.

Psalm 74:20

Remember your promises to us, for darkness covers the land, giving the violent ones a hiding place.

Isaiah 14:6

With their unceasing blows they used it cruelly to strike down nations. They subdued nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.

Isaiah 47:1

“Get down from your throne and sit in the dust, O Miss Babylon! Sit on the ground where you belong, not on a throne, O Miss Chaldea! For you will never be described again as ‘delicate and dainty.’

Isaiah 47:6

I became angry with my people, so I wounded my special ones. I handed them over to you, and you took them captive. You showed them no mercy; you even made the elderly suffer under your heavy yoke.

Isaiah 5:28

Their arrows are sharpened and every bow strung. Their horses’ hooves are hard as flint and their chariot wheels turn like the whirlwind.

Isaiah 5:30

They will roar and roar on that day like the roaring of crashing waves, and if you look back across the land you’ll see only darkness, disaster, and distress; daylight itself will be obscured by thick clouds.

Jeremiah 30:14

All those ‘lovers’ you had have abandoned you; they could not care less. Yes, I struck you with cruel punishment because of your great guilt and countless sins. I struck you mercilessly like you were my enemy.

Jeremiah 47:3

when they hear the hoofbeats of the horses and the clatter of the war chariots, the rumbling of the wheels. In their panic, parents will forget to turn back for their children; their hands will fall limp at their sides.

Jeremiah 50:14

Archers! Take your positions against Babylon and surround her. Shoot at her! Empty your quiver, for she has sinned against Yahweh.

Jeremiah 50:9

For listen, I am stirring up trouble out of the north against Babylon, and raising up a coalition of mighty nations to attack her. They will take up battle positions against her and conquer her. Their arrows are like a skilled soldier who kills and never returns empty-handed.

Jeremiah 51:27

“Raise up a signal flag throughout the world; sound the war trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations to attack her! Assemble the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, Ashkenaz to make war against her. Appoint a commanding officer to lead her enemies in battle; send multitudes of horsemen like swarms of locusts.

Jeremiah 8:16

The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the cries of his stallions, the whole land quakes. They have entered to completely devastate the land, Jerusalem, and its inhabitants.

Ezekiel 26:3

“Therefore, I, Lord Yahweh, say to Tyre, ‘Behold, I am against you, As the sea raises up its waves I will raise up many nations surging against you.

James 2:13

and remember that judgment is merciless for the one who judges others without mercy. So by showing mercy, you take dominion over judgment!

Revelation 16:6

because they shed the blood of your saints and prophets. They got what they deserved, for you gave them blood to drink!”