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Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Leb-kamai, a destroying wind.
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A Divine Code Word
Multiple commentators explain that the name 'Leb-kamai' is a well-known Hebrew cipher called 'Atbash.' When decoded, it spells 'Kasdim,' which means Chaldeans (the people of Babylon). This clever wordplay, likely understood by the original audience, specifically names God's target while its literal meaning, 'the heart of those who rise against me,' emphasizes Babylon's core opposition to God.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the midst of them that rise up against me - Or, in Leb-kamai, the cipher for Kasdim, i.e., Chaldaea.
This cipher was no…
19th Century
Anglican
I will raise up ... a destroying wind. —Literally, the wind of a destroyer. In Haggai 1:14; Ezra 1:1;[Reference Ezra 1…
16th Century
Protestant
He proceeds with the same subject. Jeremiah seems, indeed, to have used more words than necessary; but we have stated the reason why he spoke at le…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord, behold, I will raise up against Babylon , &c.] This is not a new prophecy, but a continuation of…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
