29 The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 51:29
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Jeremiah 51:36–38
36 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry. 37 Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhab…
Jeremiah 50:45–46
45 Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them. 46 At…
Jeremiah 50:12–14
12 your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. 13 Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All…
Jeremiah 51:43–45
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Jeremiah 50:1–2
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Jeremiah 51:53–55
53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD. 54 “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! 55 For the LORD will…
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Jeremiah 51:57–59
57 I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts. 58 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls… 59 …
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