Jeremiah 51:31

Jeremiah 51:32 →

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

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Interpretation

The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secure her.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 51:31-34.

Jeremiah 51:31 Jeremiah 51:32 Jeremiah 51:33 Jeremiah 51:34

Glossary

Babylon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).