Psalms 52:7
7“See the man who would not makeGod his refuge,
but atrusted in the abundance of his riches
and sought refuge in his own destruction!” ▼
▼Or in his work of destruction
Isaiah 14:4-5
4you will take up this ctaunt against the king of Babylon:“How the oppressor has ceased,
dthe insolent fury ▼
▼Dead Sea Scroll (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain
ceased!5The Lord has broken the fstaff of the wicked,
the gscepter of rulers,
Jeremiah 50:23
23 hHow the hammer of the whole earthis cut down and broken!
iHow Babylon jhas become
a horror among the nations!
Jeremiah 51:20-23
20 “You are my hammer and weapon of war:with you I kbreak nations in pieces;
with you I destroy kingdoms;
21with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer;
22with you I break in pieces man and woman;
with you I break in pieces lthe old man and the youth;
with you I break in pieces mthe young man and the young woman;
23with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock;
with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team;
with you I break in pieces ngovernors and commanders.
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