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Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come to her, says Yahweh.
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Pride's Futile Defenses
Commentators explain that Babylon's desire to 'mount up to heaven' deliberately echoes the pride of the Tower of Babel. Historically, its walls were immensely high and its fortifications famously strong. This verse serves as a powerful reminder that no amount of human achievement, security, or self-reliance can stand against the sovereign judgment of God.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven ... —The special form of the phrase recalls the language of the builders of the …
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again teaches us that, however impregnable Babylon might be, there was still no reason to doubt that God would be its judge; for it is …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven Could the walls of it, which were very high, two hundred cubits high, as He…
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Presbyterian
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
