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How desolate is Babylon among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/50.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, lies broken and shattered. Babylon is desolate among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut in pieces and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“How the hammer of the whole earth Is crushed and broken! How Babylon has become A horror [of desolation] among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and smashed! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and smashed! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Babylonia was a hammer pounding every country, but now it lies broken. What a shock to the nations of the world! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The hammer of the whole earth is broken and shattered. See how desolate Babylon is of all the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Babylonia hammered the whole world to pieces, and now that hammer is shattered! All the nations are shocked at what has happened to that country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How the hammer of all the earth is cut off and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Babylon hammered the whole world to pieces. But see how that 'hammer' has been broken and shattered! See what an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth cut apart and broken. How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />How it has been cut and broken, "" The hammer of the whole earth! How Babylon has been for a desolation among nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How was the hammer of all the earth cut off, and it will be broken! How was Babel for a desolation among the nations!<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />How has the mallet of the entire earth been broken and crushed? How has Babylon been turned into a desert among the nations?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut off and broken! What an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How is the mighty one of the whole earth defeated and taken! How has Babylon become an amazement among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How the mighty one of all the Earth is broken and is taken! How Babel has become an astonishment among the nations!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth Cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become A desolation among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How is the hammer of the whole earth broken and crushed! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15506" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">The Destruction of Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>“The noise of battle is in the land—the noise of great destruction. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/6360.htm" title="6360: paṭ·ṭîš (N-msc) -- A forge hammer. Intensively from an unused root meaning to pound; a hammer.">the hammer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1438.htm" title="1438: niḡ·da‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To hew, hew down or off. A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything.">lies broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: way·yiš·šā·ḇêr (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">and shattered!</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">a horror</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has become</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations!</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-6</a></span><br />you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. / It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Revelation 17:5</a></span><br />And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1-3</a></span><br />This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received: / Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. / I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a></span><br />Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a></span><br />Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-24</a></b></br> Thou <i>art</i> my battle axe <i>and</i> weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-6,12-17</a></b></br> That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a></b></br> And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-18.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-29.htm">Hammer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-3.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-3.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-21.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-30.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-45.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-34.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Hammer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 50</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm">The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/50.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/50.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered!</b><br>This phrase refers to Babylon, which was once a dominant world power, symbolized as a "hammer" due to its military might and ability to crush nations. Historically, Babylon was known for its conquests and influence over the ancient Near East. The imagery of a broken and shattered hammer signifies the sudden and complete downfall of Babylon, fulfilling the prophecies of its destruction. This aligns with the biblical theme of divine justice, where God humbles the proud and powerful. The fall of Babylon is also a precursor to the ultimate judgment against all worldly powers that oppose God, as seen in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>.<p><b>What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!</b><br>Babylon's transformation from a feared empire to a "horror" highlights the dramatic reversal of its fortunes. This serves as a warning to other nations about the consequences of pride and idolatry. In the biblical narrative, Babylon often represents human arrogance and rebellion against God, as seen in the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11). The horror Babylon becomes is not just its physical destruction but also its moral and spiritual downfall. This echoes the prophetic literature where Babylon's fall is a symbol of God's judgment against sin and a foreshadowing of the ultimate victory of God's kingdom. The phrase also connects to the eschatological themes in the New Testament, where Babylon is depicted as a symbol of worldly corruption and is ultimately judged by God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Jeremiah is known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel and the surrounding nations. He is the author of the Book of Jeremiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>An ancient city and empire known for its wealth, power, and influence. In the context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Jeremiah 50</a>, Babylon is depicted as a powerful oppressor that will face divine judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hammer_of_the_whole_earth.htm">The Hammer of the Whole Earth</a></b><br>This metaphor refers to Babylon's role as a dominant force and oppressor in the ancient world. The imagery of a hammer suggests strength and the ability to crush opposition.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>The various peoples and kingdoms that were under Babylon's influence or control. The prophecy indicates that Babylon's fall will be a significant event among these nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event of divine retribution against Babylon for its pride, idolatry, and oppression. This judgment is a central theme in <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Jeremiah 50</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God's control over nations and empires is absolute. No power, no matter how mighty, can withstand His judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Babylon's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Nations and individuals alike must recognize their dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice may seem delayed, but it is certain. Believers can trust that God will ultimately right all wrongs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_power.htm">The Transience of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly power and influence are temporary. True security and significance are found in God's eternal kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The fall of Babylon is a message of hope for those who suffer under oppression, reminding them that God hears their cries and will act on their behalf.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 50</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._50_9_match_babylon's_fall.htm">How does Jeremiah 50:9 align with recorded history of Babylon's overthrow by the Medes and Persians, given the text's specific military descriptions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_50_15-16_call_for_babylon's_desolation.htm">In Jeremiah 50:15-16, why does the prophecy call for Babylon's complete desolation if archaeological evidence shows some continued habitation after its fall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_babylon's_survival_refute_jer._51_41.htm">Jeremiah 51:41 foretells Babylon's complete humiliation, but historical records show subsequent rulers maintained parts of it--does this undermine the chapter's claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_babylon's_ruin_evidence_scarce.htm">Given the magnitude of Babylon's prominence, why is there limited archaeological evidence of the catastrophic ruin described in Jeremiah 50:46?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/50.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder . . . !</span>--The image had been used before (<a href="/jeremiah/23-29.htm" title="Is not my word like as a fire? said the LORD; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?">Jeremiah 23:29</a>) of the might of right as seen in the words of Jehovah. Here it describes the right of might as seen in the despotism of Babylon. The name of Charles Martel and, according to one etymology, that of Judas Maccabaeus, present interesting parallelisms. And now the hammer itself, which had been as an instrument in the hand of Jehovah (<a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm" title="You are my battle ax and weapons of war: for with you will I break in pieces the nations, and with you will I destroy kingdoms;">Jeremiah 51:20</a>), is to be, in its turn, crushed by a power mightier than its own.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The hammer of the whole earth.</span> So in Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5</a>), "Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers; which smote peoples in passion with an unceasing stroke." In the next chapter a similar title is conferred upon Israel, with the right to retaliate upon Babylon all the evil which Babylon had done to Zion (<a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-24</a>). Compare the epithet <span class="accented">Martel</span>, "The Hammer," given to Charles, Duke of the Franks, on account of his great victory over the Saraoens at Tours; it is tempting to add "Makkabi," the epithet of Judas (Maccabaeus), but the <span class="accented">k</span> is not the same letter as that in <span class="accented">maqqab</span>, hammer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֤יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hammer</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּטִּ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(paṭ·ṭîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6360.htm">Strong's 6360: </a> </span><span class="str2">A forge hammer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lies broken</span><br /><span class="heb">נִגְדַּע֙</span> <span class="translit">(niḡ·da‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fell a, tree, to destroy anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and shattered!</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·šā·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">What</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a horror</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁמָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has become</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיְתָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the nations!</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/50-23.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:23 How is the hammer of the whole (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/50-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>