Jeremiah 50:23

How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 50:26 Historical context

In Jeremiah 50:26, God commands Babylon's total destruction; here that destruction is announced with the hammer metaphor.

In Jeremiah 51:20-24, God calls Babylon His hammer for breaking nations; here that hammer is itself broken.

Jeremiah 25:12 Historical context

In Jeremiah 25:12, God promises to punish Babylon after 70 years; here that punishment is described as the hammer broken.

In Jeremiah 51:37, Babylon's desolation is described as a heap of ruins; here it is called a desolation.

In Isaiah 14:4-6, the taunt celebrates the end of Babylon's oppression; here the hammer metaphor conveys the same downfall.

In Isaiah 14:12-17, the king's pride leads to humiliation; here the hammer's breaking echoes that fall.

In Isaiah 14:16, onlookers marvel at the fallen tyrant; here the once-mighty hammer is broken.

Lamentations 1:1 uses the same 'How...' lament for Jerusalem's fall, mirroring Babylon's judgment here.