Jeremiah 51:35 Meaning
The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
Context Explained
33For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
35The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
37And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Lamentations 3:34-36
Both verses express the theme of God's justice in response to violence.
Revelation 6:10
The martyrs cry out for justice, similar to the lament in Jeremiah.
Psalm 137:8-9
This psalm reflects the pain of Jerusalem over Babylon's violence, echoing Jeremiah's sentiments.
Source: Jeremiah 51:35