Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
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Interpretation
The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they shall bring to pass what he threatens.
Glossary
- Merathaim Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
- Pekod Place
- Probably a place in Babylonia ( Jer. 50:21 ; Ezek. 23:23 ). Modern identification: mouth of Nahr al Kassarah.