Bible Cross References
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Jeremiah 51:20-24
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The LORD says, "Babylonia, you are my hammer, my weapon of war. I used you to crush nations and kingdoms,
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to shatter horses and riders, to shatter chariots and their drivers,
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to kill men and women, to slay old and young, to kill boys and girls,
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to slaughter shepherds and their flocks, to slaughter farmers and their plow horses, to crush rulers and high officials."
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The LORD says, "You will see me repay Babylonia and its people for all the evil they did to Jerusalem.
Isaiah 14:4-6
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When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!
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The LORD has ended the power of the evil rulers
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who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered.
Isaiah 14:12-17
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King of Babylon, bright morning star, you have fallen from heaven! In the past you conquered nations, but now you have been thrown to the ground.
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You were determined to climb up to heaven and to place your throne above the highest stars. You thought you would sit like a king on that mountain in the north where the gods assemble.
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You said you would climb to the tops of the clouds and be like the Almighty.
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But instead, you have been brought down to the deepest part of the world of the dead.
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The dead will stare and gape at you. They will ask, "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble?
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Is this the man who destroyed cities and turned the world into a desert? Is this the man who never freed his prisoners or let them go home?"
Revelation 18:16
and say, "How terrible! How awful for the great city! She used to dress herself in linen, purple, and scarlet, and cover herself with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls!