Jeremiah 51:55
Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 51:38, Babylon roars like lions; here God silences that noise—contrasting arrogant roar with divine judgment.
In Jeremiah 51:39, God makes Babylon drunk into perpetual sleep; the noise ends through this judgment.
In Jeremiah 25:10, God banishes all joyful sounds from Jerusalem—similar removal of noise, applied to a different city.
In Jeremiah 50:10-15, Babylon is plundered and destroyed; the noise ends as part of that broader judgment.
Psalm 65:7 also describes God stilling the roaring of seas and peoples — a direct verbal parallel to the judgment imagery here.
Psalm 93:4 echoes 'many waters' and declares God mightier than them — closely matching the imagery of overwhelming power here.
Isaiah 17:13 depicts nations roaring like many waters, then God rebuking them — a direct parallel to God stilling Babylon's voice.
In Isaiah 47:5, Babylon is told to sit in silence—direct parallel to ending her noise here.
Revelation 17:15 explicitly identifies waters as peoples and nations — clarifying the symbolic meaning of the roaring waters here.
In Revelation 18:22, Babylon's music ceases—a direct NT echo of Jeremiah's prophecy against Babylon.
In Revelation 18:23, bridegroom and bride's voice ceases—further echo of Jeremiah's silenced noise.
In Isaiah 24:8-11, the end of joyful noise in a chaotic city parallels Babylon's silenced uproar.
Ezekiel 26:3 compares many nations rising against Tyre to waves of the sea — a similar metaphor for judgment by overwhelming force.