Babylon is here called Pride, just as in (Jeremiah 50:21) she was called Double-rebellion.

O thou most proud. —Literally, O Pride, the prophet using the word (Zadon) as a proper name for Babylon…

Jeremiah, to more fully confirm what he had said, again introduces God as the speaker. And we have stated how necessary this was, because he could …

Behold, I [am] against thee, [O you] most proud, says the
Lord God of hosts
Or, O "pr…

The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they will bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of…