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Jeremiah 51:49

Babylon has to fall because of the Israelites and people of other nations she killed.

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In The King James Version

As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.

In Context

48Then everyone in heaven and on earth will celebrate with shouts of joy at what's happened to Babylon, because the destroyers from the north will come and attack her, declares the Lord.

50Those of you who have managed to escape being killed, leave now! Don't delay! Remember the Lord in this far away place; think about Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Psalms 137:8Daughter of Babylon, you will be destroyed! Happy is the one who pays you back, who does to you what you did to us!

Jeremiah 50:17The Israelites are a flock that's been chased and scattered by lions. The first on the attack was the king of Assyria; then lastly Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon crushed their bones.

Jeremiah 50:33This is what the Lord Almighty says: The people of Israel and Judah are being mistreated. All who captured them are holding onto them, refusing to let them go.

Jeremiah 51:24Right in front of you I'm going to pay back Babylon and everyone who live in Babylonia for all the evil they did to Jerusalem, declares the Lord.

Matthew 7:2For whatever standard you use to judge others will be used to judge you, and whatever measurement you use to measure others will be used to measure you.

Revelation 18:5Her sins have piled up all the way to heaven, and God is very much aware of her wickedness.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:2-59

The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her… Read the whole commentary →

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