Jeremiah 51:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

My battle axe: or, My hammer, i.e. Cyrus. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.

with thee will. break in pieces. with thee will. beat down. Note the Figure of speech Anaphora, by which ten successive sentences commence with these words, This is for special emphasis.

Jeremiah 51:20

20 Thou 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;