Jeremiah 51:52 · KJV
“Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.”
— Jeremiah 51:52
We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, {yet} from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 51 — Context
Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
51We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.
52Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
53Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, {yet} from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
54A sound of a cry {cometh} from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
Cross References
Jeremiah 51:47
Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. {do...: Heb. visit upon}
Jeremiah 50:38
A drought {is} upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it {is} the land of graven images, and they are mad upon {their} idols.
Daniel 5:30-31
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
Isaiah 13:15-16
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined {unto them} shall fall by the sword.
Ezekiel 30:24
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded {man}.