Lux Domini
The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

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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 51:35-37.

Glossary

Babylon Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Chaldea Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell el Muqayyar.
Zion Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Jerusalem Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.