Jeremia 51:23

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Med dig krossade jag herden och hans hjord; med dig krossade jag åkermannen och hans oxpar; med dig krossade jag ståthållare och landshövding.

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  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Isaiah 13:1 - of Babylon Jeremiah 50:16 - the sower Jeremiah 50:36 - her mighty Zechariah 10:2 - therefore

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock,.... Or, have broken; which Abarbinel thinks respects the Arabians particularly, who were shepherds, and dwelt in tents; but it rather signifies shepherds and their flocks in general; who were killed or scattered wherever his armies came, which spared none, even the most innocent and useful, and though unarmed:

and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; with which he ploughed his ground: signifying by this, as well as the former, that those were not spared, by which kingdoms were supported and maintained, as shepherds and husbandmen:

and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers; by whom kingdoms and states are governed and protected.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Captains ... rulers - Jeremiah 51:28. Pashas and Sagans. The prophet dwells at length upon Babylon’s destructiveness.