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Thus says Yahweh of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.
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No Wall is Too High for God
Commentators stress the incredible size of Babylon's walls—so wide that multiple chariots could pass on top. These fortifications, a symbol of human pride and power, seemed indestructible. Yet, God declares they will be 'utterly overthrown.' This serves as a powerful reminder that no human achievement or security can withstand the sovereign will of 'Jehovah of hosts,' a title used here to emphasize God's supreme power.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The broad walls — Herodotus makes the breadth of the walls 85 English feet.
Broken — See the margin. That is, the ground benea…
19th Century
Anglican
Her high gates shall be burned with fire.— These were part of the works on which Nebuchadnezzar prided himself as the res…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again introduces God as the speaker, so that what he said might gain more attention from the Jews. For this reason, he added a eulogy t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Because what follows might seem incredible ever to be effected, it is introduced with this p…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
