Jeremiah 51:2 “I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for…”

Jeremiah 51:2

I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

World English Bible

I will send to Babylon strangers, who will winnow her. They will empty her land; for in the day of trouble they will be against her all around.

American Standard Version

And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

Geneva Bible 1599

And wil send vnto Babel fanners that shall fanne her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shalbe against her on euery side.

Darby Translation

and I will send unto Babylon strangers, who shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have sent to Babylon fanners, And they have fanned it, and they empty its land, For they have been against it, Round about — in the day of evil.

Bible in Basic English

And I will send men to Babylon to make her clean and get her land cleared: for in the day of trouble they will put up their tents against her on every side.

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Cross references

“fanners”

Jeremiah 15:7 Matthew 3:12 Isaiah 41:16 Ezekiel 5:12

Jeremiah 15:7 · BSB

I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.

Matthew 3:12 · BSB

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Isaiah 41:16 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 5:12 · BSB

A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.

“in the day”

Jeremiah 50:29 Jeremiah 50:32 Jeremiah 51:27 Jeremiah 51:28 Jeremiah 50:14 Jeremiah 50:15

Jeremiah 50:29 · BSB

Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 50:32 · BSB

The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”

Jeremiah 51:27 · BSB

“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarm…

Jeremiah 51:28 · BSB

Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.

Jeremiah 50:14 · BSB

Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:15 · BSB

Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.

3Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!

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