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,


In Context

17 Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false is his molten image, And there is no breath in them.

18 Vanity are they — work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.

19 Not like these is the portion of Jacob, For He is former of all things, And Israel is the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

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

21 And I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,

22 And I have broken in pieces by thee man and woman, And I have broken in pieces by thee old and young, And I have broken in pieces by thee young man and virgin,

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

51:20"You are my war club, my weapon for battle- with you I shatter nations, with you 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 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;