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One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:
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A Picture of Sudden Chaos
Commentators explain that this verse paints a vivid picture of the chaos during Babylon's fall. The city was so massive that messengers had to run from the outer edges to inform the king that the city was being taken from all sides. This detail, corroborated by historical accounts like those of Herodotus, highlights the sudden and complete surprise of the attack on a city that thought it was secure.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The royal palace was a strong fortification in the heart of the city. The messengers so met one another.
At one end – Rather, from al…
19th Century
Anglican
One post shall run to meet another. —The words exactly answer to the account of the capture of Babylon given in Herodotus…
16th Century
Protestant
This was also fulfilled according to the testimony of pagan authors, as well as of Daniel. They do not indeed repeat these words, but according to …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another That is, one po…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
