The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 51:20

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My battle axe; or, my mace. The mace (for a picture of which, see Rawlinson, 'Ancient Monarchies,' 1.459) was a weapon constantly employed by the Assyrians and presumably by the Babylonian kings. The battle axe was much less frequently used.

But who is addressed by this terrible title?

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