20"You are my war club, my weapon for battle- with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms,


In Context

17 "Every man is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. His images are a fraud; they have no breath in them.

18 They are worthless, the objects of mockery; when their judgment comes, they will perish.

19 He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including the tribe of his inheritance- the Lord Almighty is his name.

20 "You are my war club, my weapon for battle- with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms,

21 with you I shatter horse and rider, with you I shatter chariot and driver,

22 with you I shatter man and woman, with you I shatter old man and youth, with you I shatter young man and maiden,

Jeremiah 51:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:20Thou [art] my battle axe [and] weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

51:20Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

51:20Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:20Thou art my maul, my weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

51:20Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:20Thou art my battle-ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:20You are my battle axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

51:20An axe art thou to me — weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:20You 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;