Jeremiah 50:25

²³ How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!

²⁴ I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.

The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

²⁶ Come against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.

²⁷ Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
KJV: The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
WEB: The LORD has opened his armory, and has brought out the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, GOD of Armies, has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.
ASV: Jehovah hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a work [to do] in the land of the Chaldeans.
DARBY: Jehovah hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for this is a work for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the land of the Chaldeans.
BLB: YHWH has opened His storehouse, and has brought out the weapons of His anger, for there [is] a work unto the Lord YHWH of the Armies in the land of the Chaldeans!

ÅB: Herren har åpnet sitt rustkammer og tatt fram sin vredes våpen; for Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, har et arbeid fore i kaldeernes land.
OTB: Herren har åpnet sitt våpenlager og hentet frem vredens våpen, for hærskarenes suverene Herre har arbeid å gjøre i kaldeernes land.
B1930: Herren har åpnet sitt rustkammer og tatt frem sin vredes våben; for Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, har et arbeid fore i kaldeernes land.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 51:55
For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.
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Jeremiah 51:25
“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.
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Amos 3:6
If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
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Jeremiah 50:15
Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.
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Jeremiah 51:20
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
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Jeremiah 50:35–38
A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
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Psalms 45:5
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
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Isaiah 21:7–9
When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”
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