Jeremiah 51 · Verse 21

Jeremiah 51:21

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;
Jeremiah 51:21, King James Version

Jeremiah 51:21 in other translations

BSBWith you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.
WEBWith you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider.
ASVand with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
YLTAnd I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,
DARBYand 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;
BBEWith you the horse and the horseman will be broken; with you the war-carriage and he who goes in it will be broken;
WebsterAnd with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and its rider;

What does Jeremiah 51:21 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Babylon's doom; God's controversy with her; encouragements from thence to the Israel of God. (Jr 51:1-58) The confirming of this. (Jr 51:59-64) Verses 1-58 The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secure her. Destruction comes when they did not think of it. Wherever we…

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Jeremiah 51:21 in the original Hebrew

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וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣יve.ni.patz.Tiand I smashH5310
בְךָ֔ve.Khaby <the> you
ס֖וּסsushorseH5483
וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹve.ro.khe.Voand rider itsH7392
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣יve.ni.patz.Tiand I smashH5310
בְךָ֔ve.Khaby <the> you
רֶ֖כֶבRe.khevchariotryH7393
וְרֹכְבֽוֹ\׃ve.ro.khe.Voand rider[s] itsH7392

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Cross references for Jeremiah 51:21

  • Exodus 15:1

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

  • Zechariah 10:5

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

  • Zechariah 12:4

    In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

  • Nahum 2:13

    Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord 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.

  • Haggai 2:22

    And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

  • Micah 5:10

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:

  • Psalms 46:9

    He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

  • 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 on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

  • Psalms 76:6

    At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 39:20

    Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God.

  • Exodus 15:21

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

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
50:37; Ex 15:1,21; Ps 46:9; 76:6; Eze 39:20; Mic 5:10; Na 2:13
Hag 2:22; Zec 10:5; 12:4; Re 19:18

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Context

  • Jeremiah 51:20

    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 51:21

    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;

  • Jeremiah 51:22

    With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

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Jeremiah 51:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y por tu medio quebrantaré caballos y sus cabalgadores, y por medio de ti quebrantaré carros y los que en ellos suben;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et par toi je briserai le cheval et celui qui le monte, et par toi je briserai le char et celui qui le conduit;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und mit dir zerschmettere ich das Roß und seinen Reiter, und mit dir zerschmettere ich den Wagen und seinen Lenker
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et collidam in te equum et equitem ejus: et collidam in te currum et ascensorem ejus: