Jeremiah 51:20

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Jeremiah 51:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible

18 They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.

19 The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD of Hosts is His name.

20 “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

21 With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.

22 With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden.

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Isaiah 10:15

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Isaiah 13:5

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Isaiah 14:5

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Isaiah 14:6

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Isaiah 37:26

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Isaiah 41:15

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Isaiah 41:16

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Jeremiah 25:9

behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

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Jeremiah 27:5

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Jeremiah 27:6

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Jeremiah 27:7

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