Jeremiah 50:37

A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 50:26 continues the same oracle, commanding to plunder Babylon's granaries and devote her to destruction — extending the sword against treasures.

Jeremiah 51:21 explicitly mentions breaking chariots and charioteers — directly parallels the sword against horses and chariots.

Jeremiah 51:30 explicitly says Babylon's warriors 'have become weaklings' — the exact same phrase, detailing the fulfillment of this judgment.

Jeremiah 51:4 describes Babylon's soldiers slain in the streets — carrying out the sword judgment against the foreign troops.

Jeremiah 48:41 describes Moab's warriors' hearts like a woman in labor — similar to the weaklings here, showing warriors losing courage.

Jeremiah 25:20 lists 'all the foreign people' among those to drink the cup of wrath — the same foreigners in Babylon's ranks here are under judgment.

Jeremiah 25:24 includes 'kings of the foreign people' in the cup of wrath — relating to the foreigners in Babylon's ranks being judged.

Jeremiah 51:32 says Babylon's soldiers are in panic — echoing the 'become women' weakness from 50:37.

Haggai 2:22 Parallel

Haggai 2:22 describes God overthrowing chariots and horses 'each by the sword' — directly echoing the sword against Babylon's horses and chariots.

Nahum 3:13 Parallel

In Nahum 3:13, the same 'troops as women' metaphor appears, depicting enemy warriors as weak — confirming this is a standard judgment image.

Nahum 2:13 Parallel

Nahum 2:13 has the Lord saying 'I will burn up your chariots' and 'the sword will devour' — directly paralleling the sword against horses and chariots here.

Ezekiel 30:5 also mentions 'mixed people' falling by the sword — directly paralleling the foreigners in Babylon's ranks here.

Psalm 46:9 Parallel

Psalm 46:9 depicts God breaking bows, spears, and chariots — a strong thematic parallel to the sword against chariots.

Ezekiel 39:20 also depicts horses and riders as defeated in divine judgment on Gog, echoing the military destruction here.

Obadiah 1:9 Parallel

Obadiah 1:9 says Edom's mighty men are dismayed and slaughtered — similar to foreign troops made weak.

Nahum 2:2-4 describes the assault on Nineveh with chariots and warriors, similar to the sword against Babylon's horses and chariots.

2 Kings 19:26 describes the Assyrian army as helpless like grass — similar to the 'become women' image of strength failing.