Jeremiah 50:42
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 50:14 directly calls archers to array against Babylon, using the same bow-and-array imagery as Jeremiah 50:42—command matching description.
Jeremiah 50:9 announces the gathering of nations against Babylon, which Jeremiah 50:42 then describes in detail—same prophecy, same invasion.
Jeremiah 6:22 uses nearly identical language about a people from the north, but the target is Judah, not Babylon — same imagery, different judgment.
Jeremiah 6:23 is almost verbatim to 50:42, replacing 'daughter of Babylon' with 'daughter of Zion' — a deliberate echo contrasting divine judgment.
Jeremiah 51:27 mobilizes nations with horses against Babylon, echoing the cavalry and assembly in Jeremiah 50:42—consistent war oracle.
Jeremiah 51:3 continues the battle imagery, urging archers to shoot—reinforcing the fierce attack described in Jeremiah 50:42.
Jeremiah 47:3 portrays the noise of horses and chariots causing panic, paralleling the battle imagery of Jeremiah 50:42.
Jeremiah 8:16 describes an invading army with horses and quaking land, similar to the horse-riding, fierce army in Jeremiah 50:42 — but earlier judgment on Judah.
Revelation 16:6 describes judgment on symbolic Babylon for shedding blood — mirroring the literal judgment on Babylon here.
Psalm 137:8 pronounces blessing on Babylon's destroyer — the merciless army here fulfills that longing for retribution.
James 2:13 states that those who show no mercy receive judgment without mercy — exactly what Babylon experiences here.
Isaiah 47:6 accuses Babylon of showing no mercy to God's people — here they receive the same lack of mercy from invaders.
Isaiah 13:18 says the invaders will not pity children — directly matching the 'no mercy' described in this verse.
Isaiah 13:17 identifies the Medes as the invaders who despise silver — the same army described here as cruel and merciless.
Isaiah 5:30 uses the exact phrase 'roar against them like the roaring of the sea', strongly echoing Jeremiah 50:42's simile for the invading army.
Psalm 137:9 envisions infants dashed against rocks — the cruel invaders here execute such merciless violence against Babylon.
Isaiah 47:1 depicts Babylon's humiliation after defeat, echoing the same judgment portrayed by the attackers in Jeremiah 50:42.
Isaiah 21:9 declares Babylon's fall, complementing the description of attackers in Jeremiah 50:42—both oracles against Babylon.
Habakkuk 1:6-8 describes the Chaldeans as cruel invaders — similar language, but here used for Babylon's own invaders.
Habakkuk 1:8 describes swift, fierce horsemen like leopards and wolves, echoing the relentless horse-riding invaders of Jeremiah 50:42.
Isaiah 5:28 depicts an army with bent bows and horses' hoofs, directly paralleling the bow and horses in Jeremiah 50:42.