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The Secret Code for Babylon
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that "Sheshach" is a code word for Babylon. Using a Hebrew cipher called "Atbash" (where the first letter of the alphabet is swapped for the last, the second for the second-to-last, etc.), the name "Babel" becomes "Sheshach." Scholars suggest this veiled reference served as a hidden promise to the faithful that Babylon, the great oppressor, would eventually face God's judgment, even while it was at the height of its power.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 25:26
18th Century
Theologian
All the kingdoms of the world ... - In accordance with the usage of Holy Scripture this universality is limited. It is moral and no…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 25:26
19th Century
Bishop
The kings of the north. — The term is used generally (the Jews knowing comparatively little of the detailed geography of that regi…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 25:26
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet speaks now of the kings of the north who bordered on the king of Babylon; for as to Judea, Babylon was northward. He calls all those wh…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 25:26
17th Century
Pastor
And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another
That were on the north of Judea, the kings of Syria, …
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 25:15–29
17th Century
Minister
The evil and good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that …