What other scriptures emphasize God's judgment on nations, similar to Jeremiah 50:26? Jeremiah 50:26—A Template for National Judgment “Come against her from afar. Break open her granaries; pile her up like heaps of grain and destroy her completely; let nothing be left of her.” God’s words against Babylon set a clear pattern: when a nation exalts itself in rebellion, He can summon outside forces, strip away resources, and leave no trace of former glory. Historic Illustrations: Judgment Recorded • Genesis 19:24-25 – “Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah… Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain.” • Exodus 14:30 – “That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.” • Deuteronomy 9:4-5 – “It is not because of your righteousness… it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out before you.” • 1 Samuel 15:2-3 – “I witnessed what the Amalekites did… Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them.” Prophetic Oracles: Judgment Announced Babylon was not the lone target. The prophets repeatedly delivered national indictments: Babylon again • Isaiah 13:19 – “Babylon… will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.” Assyria & Nineveh • Isaiah 10:12 – “When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion… He will punish the king of Assyria for the arrogance of his heart.” • Nahum 3:5-7 – “I am against you, declares the LORD of Hosts… I will make you a spectacle. All who look at you will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated.’” Tyre • Ezekiel 26:3-4 – “I am against you, O Tyre, and I will raise up many nations against you… They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers.” Edom • Obadiah 1:15-16 – “As you have done, it will be done to you… they will be as though they had never been.” Moab & Ammon • Zephaniah 2:9 – “Moab will become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland.” Philistia • Amos 1:6-8 – “For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke My wrath… I will cut off the inhabitants of Ashdod.” The Chaldeans • Habakkuk 2:8 – “Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the peoples will plunder you.” Universal sweep • Isaiah 34:2 – “The LORD is angry with all the nations; His wrath is upon all their armies.” • Haggai 2:22 – “I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations.” New Testament Echoes: Judgment Awaiting • Matthew 25:32 – “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another…” • Acts 17:31 – “He has set a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed.” • Revelation 18:8 – “Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” • Revelation 19:15 – “He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.” Shared Themes to Notice • Moral accountability: Nations, not only individuals, answer to God. • Sovereign intervention: God raises up other peoples or direct calamity to execute sentence. • Totality of destruction: Language of “no remnant,” “devote to destruction,” and “perpetual wasteland” underscores complete overthrow. • Echoes across eras: From Genesis to Revelation, the same righteous Judge acts with consistent standards. The sweep of Scripture affirms—literally and unambiguously—that Jeremiah 50:26 is neither isolated nor exaggerated. God’s just dealings with nations stand woven through the entire biblical record, calling every culture to humble obedience before Him. |
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