Jeremiah 51:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;”

Jeremiah 51:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 51:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 51:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You are my battle ax and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.”

Jeremiah 51:20 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 51:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;”

Jeremiah 51:20 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 51:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“An axe <FI>art<Fi> thou to me--weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms,”

Jeremiah 51:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 51:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms;”

Jeremiah 51:20 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 51:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou art mine hammer, and weapons of warre: for with thee will I breake the nations, and with thee wil I destroy kingdomes,”

Jeremiah 51:20 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 51:20 in Context — Jeremiah 51

18 Vanidad son, obra de irrisiones; en el tiempo de su visitación perecerán.

19 No es como ellos la parte de Jacob: porque él es el Formador de todo; é [Israel] es la vara de su heredad: Jehová de los ejércitos es su nombre.

20 Martillo me sois, y armas de guerra; y por medio de ti quebrantaré gentes, y por medio de ti desharé reinos;

21 Y por tu medio quebrantaré caballos y sus cabalgadores, y por medio de ti quebrantaré carros y los que en ellos suben;

22 Asimismo por tu medio quebrantaré hombres y mujeres, y por medio de ti quebrantaré viejos y mozos, y por tu medio quebrantaré mancebos y vírgenes:

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What Does Jeremiah 51:20 Mean?

Jeremiah 51:20 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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