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They shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says Yahweh.
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A Permanent Desolation
Commentators agree that the central message is Babylon's irreversible ruin. The imagery of not even a cornerstone or foundation stone being reused signifies a complete and final end. Unlike other cities that might be rebuilt, God declares Babylon's desolation will be 'for ever,' meaning it would never again rise as a seat of imperial power or influence.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prophet means that:
19th Century
Anglican
They shall not take of thee a stone for a corner. — The prophet uses general language applicable to any city destroyed by…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the previous verse: that when Babylon was destroyed, there would be no hope of restoration. It often happens that cities which have bee…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations
Signifying that it should be so …
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
