Isaiah 14:16
New Living Translation
16 Everyone there will stare at you and ask,
‘Can this be the one who shook the earth
and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?
Jeremiah 50:23
New Living Translation
23 Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth,
lies broken and shattered.
Babylon is desolate among the nations!
Psalm 58:10-11
New Living Translation
10 The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged.
They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Then at last everyone will say,
“There truly is a reward for those who live for God;
surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.”
Jeremiah 51:20-23
New Living Translation
Babylon’s Great Punishment
20 “You[a] are my battle-ax and sword,”
says the Lord.
“With you I will shatter nations
and destroy many kingdoms.
21 With you I will shatter armies—
destroying the horse and rider,
the chariot and charioteer.
22 With you I will shatter men and women,
old people and children,
young men and young women.
23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,
farmers and oxen,
captains and officers.
Isaiah 14:4-5
New Living Translation
4 you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,
“The mighty man has been destroyed.
Yes, your insolence[a] is ended.
5 For the Lord has crushed your wicked power
and broken your evil rule.
Footnotes
- 14:4 As in Dead Sea Scrolls; the meaning of the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
Psalm 64:9
New Living Translation
9 Then everyone will be afraid;
they will proclaim the mighty acts of God
and realize all the amazing things he does.
Psalm 52:7
New Living Translation
7 “Look what happens to mighty warriors
who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
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