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Jeremiah 51:21

What does Jeremiah 51:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 51:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

With you the horse and the horseman will be broken; with you the war-carriage and he who goes in it will be broken;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And with thee I will break in pieces the horse, and his rider, and with thee I will break in pieces the chariot, and him that getteth up into it:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and with thee I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee I will break in pieces the chariot and its driver;

Context

v.20Thou 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;

v.21This passage

v.22and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth therein; and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces the old man and the youth; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the virgin;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 15:21

    And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

  • Jeremiah 50:37

    A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.

  • Zechariah 10:5

    And they shall be as mighty men, treading down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Jehovah is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

  • Nahum 2:13

    Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions; and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

  • Exodus 15:1

    Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

  • Revelation 19:18

    that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.

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