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with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />With you I will break in pieces the horse and its rider; With you I will break in pieces the chariot and its rider;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“With you I shatter the horse and his rider, And with you I shatter the chariot and its rider,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220With you I shatter the horse and his rider, And with you I shatter the chariot and its rider,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And with you I shatter the horse and his rider,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />With you I shatter the horse and his rider, And with you I shatter the chariot and its rider,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“With you I shatter the horse and his rider, With you I shatter the chariot and its driver,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />With you I will smash the horse and its rider; with you I will smash the chariot and its rider.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />With you I will smash the horse and its rider; with you I will smash the chariot and its rider. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to shatter cavalry and chariots, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will use you to crush horses and their riders. I will use you to crush chariots and their drivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />to shatter horses and riders, to shatter chariots and their drivers, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll smash the horse and its rider with you. I'll smash the chariot and its rider with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I used you to smash horses and their riders. I used you to smash chariots and their drivers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and with you will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with you will I break in pieces the chariot and its rider.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And 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;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />With you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have broken in pieces horse and its rider by you, "" And I have broken in pieces chariot and its charioteer by you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I broke in pieces with thee the horse and his rider; and I broke in pieces with thee the chariot and its charioteer;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And with you, I will strike together the horse and his rider; and with you, I will strike together the chariot and its rider.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With you I shatter horse and rider, with you I shatter chariot and driver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />with you I smash the horse and its rider; with you I smash the chariot and the charioteer;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And with you I will scatter horses and their riders, and with you I will scatter chariots and their riders,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall scatter horses by you and their riders, and I shall scatter chariots and their drivers by you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And with thee will I shatter the horse and his rider, And with thee will I shatter the chariot and him that rideth therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And by thee I will scatter the horse and his rider; and by thee I will scatter chariots and them that ride in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-21.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=16046" 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/51.htm">Babylon's Punishment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20</span>“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/ḇə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">With you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5310.htm" title="5310: wə·nip·paṣ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To dash to pieces, scatter. A primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter.">I shatter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sūs (N-ms) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">the horse</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">and rider;</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5310.htm" title="5310: wə·nip·paṣ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To dash to pieces, scatter. A primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter.">I shatter</a> <a href="/hebrew/7393.htm" title="7393: re·ḵeḇ (N-ms) -- From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone.">the chariot</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">and driver.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden.…<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="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15-16</a></span><br />Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17-19</a></span><br />Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. / 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="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34-35</a></span><br />As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. / Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.<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/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16-17</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Micah 4:13</a></span><br />Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.<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/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-15</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<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="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Ezekiel 26:9-12</a></span><br />He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes. / His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. / The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6-8</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. / As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / 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/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4-5</a></span><br />Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. / They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Nahum 2:3-4</a></span><br />The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished. / The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</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. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And with you will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with you will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Jeremiah 50:37</a></b></br> A sword <i>is</i> upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that <i>are</i> in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword <i>is</i> upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1,21</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Psalm 46:9</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/joshua/11-4.htm">Charioteer</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Driver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Horseman</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Rider</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Rideth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">War-Carriage</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/joshua/11-4.htm">Charioteer</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-34.htm">Driver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Horseman</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Rider</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Rideth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/micah/1-13.htm">War-Carriage</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 51</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon</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/51.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/51.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>With you I shatter the horse and rider;</b><br>This phrase reflects God's power to overthrow military might, symbolized by the horse and rider, which were key components of ancient warfare. Horses were highly valued in battle for their speed and strength, and riders were skilled warriors. The imagery here is reminiscent of the Exodus narrative, where God overthrew Pharaoh's chariots and horsemen in the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/15.htm">Exodus 15:1</a>). This demonstrates God's sovereignty over nations and their armies, emphasizing that no military power can stand against His will. The use of "with you" indicates that God is using His chosen instrument, likely referring to the Medes and Persians, to execute His judgment on Babylon. This also foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ, who will defeat all earthly powers (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>).<p><b>with you I shatter the chariot and driver.</b><br>Chariots were another crucial element of ancient military forces, representing technological advancement and strategic advantage in warfare. The destruction of both chariot and driver signifies a complete dismantling of Babylon's military capabilities. This echoes the fate of Sisera's army in <a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15</a>, where God intervened to deliver Israel from oppression. The repetition of "with you" underscores the idea that God empowers His chosen agents to fulfill His purposes. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who, through His followers, will bring about the ultimate defeat of evil. The imagery of shattering conveys total destruction, leaving no room for recovery, highlighting the finality of God's judgment against Babylon.<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, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that Jeremiah prophesied against, symbolizing human pride and opposition to God. In this chapter, Babylon is the subject of God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/horse_and_rider.htm">Horse and Rider</a></b><br>Symbolic of military power and strength, often used in ancient warfare.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chariot_and_driver.htm">Chariot and Driver</a></b><br>Representing advanced military technology and the might of armies during Jeremiah's time.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_instrument.htm">God's Instrument</a></b><br>The "you" in the verse refers to God's chosen instrument of judgment, which could be interpreted as the Medes and Persians who conquered Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. He uses nations as instruments to fulfill His purposes, demonstrating His ultimate authority over human history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_power.htm">The Futility of Human Power</a></b><br>Military might and human strength are ultimately futile against God's plans. Trusting in worldly power leads to downfall, as seen in the judgment of Babylon.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_justice.htm">God's Judgment and Justice</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and righteous. He will bring down those who oppose Him and exalt His name through His acts of justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/being_god's_instrument.htm">Being God's Instrument</a></b><br>Believers are called to be instruments of God's will. While this verse speaks of judgment, Christians are called to be instruments of peace and reconciliation in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered His people from powerful enemies in the past, He will deliver His people today. Our hope is in His power and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_enemy_forces_'like_clouds'.htm">Jeremiah 4:13: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence of enemy forces sweeping in 'like clouds' and destroying the land as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_elijah_send_a_letter_post-ascension.htm">How could Elijah send a letter to Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:12) if Elijah had already been taken up into heaven according to 2 Kings 2:11?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_haggai_2_22_prophecy_fulfilled.htm">Haggai 2:22 foretells the overthrow of certain kingdoms--what evidence exists to confirm this prophecy was fulfilled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_splankna_therapy.htm">What is Splankna Therapy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-21.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">With you I shatter</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nip·paṣ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5310.htm">Strong's 5310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash to pieces, scatter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the horse</span><br /><span class="heb">ס֖וּס</span> <span class="translit">(sūs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rider;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ride, to place upon, to despatch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you I shatter</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nip·paṣ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5310.htm">Strong's 5310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash to pieces, scatter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chariot</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֖כֶב</span> <span class="translit">(re·ḵeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7393.htm">Strong's 7393: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and driver.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ride, to place upon, to despatch</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Jeremiah 51:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-21.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:21 And with you will I break (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:22" /></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>