Jeremiah 51:21

And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 50:37 pronounces a sword against Babylon's own horses and chariots, contrasting with Jeremiah 51:21 where Babylon breaks others' horses.

Exodus 15:1 Allusion

Exodus 15:1 uses the identical phrase 'horse and rider' thrown into the sea, directly paralleling God's triumph through Babylon in Jeremiah 51:21.

Exodus 15:21 repeats Miriam's song with 'horse and rider' thrown into the sea, reinforcing the victory imagery echoed in Jeremiah 51:21.

Psalm 76:6 Parallel

Psalm 76:6 uses the same 'horse and rider' image to show God stunning them, echoing the judgment on Babylon's military might here.

Ezekiel 39:20 pictures horses and riders as part of a divine feast — a parallel image of God's victory over armies.

Haggai 2:22 Parallel

Haggai 2:22 speaks of overthrowing chariots and causing horses and riders to fall — a close parallel to breaking them here.

Zechariah 12:4 has God striking horses with panic and riders with madness — directly echoing the breaking of horse and rider here.

Revelation 19:18 invites birds to eat flesh of horses and riders — using the same OT judgment imagery for the final defeat of evil.

Exodus 14:25 shows God jamming Egyptian chariot wheels — a typological prefiguring of God breaking Babylon's chariots here.

Micah 5:10 Parallel

Micah 5:10 describes God destroying horses and chariots as judgment on Israel — a parallel theme of dismantling military power.

Psalm 46:9 Parallel

Psalm 46:9 describes God breaking weapons—bows, spears, chariots—similar to Jeremiah 51:21's breaking of horses and chariots, but without direct verbal overlap.

Nahum 2:13 Parallel

Nahum 2:13 portrays God burning chariots and cutting off prey — another instance of divine judgment on a city's war machines.