Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Bible References

Thus shall

Jeremiah 51:42
The sea has risen over Babylon;
she is covered with its turbulent waves.
Jeremiah 25:27
“Then you are to say to them: This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, as a result of the sword I am sending among you.
Nahum 1:8
But He will completely destroy Nineveh
with an overwhelming flood,
and He will chase His enemies into darkness.
Revelation 14:8
A second angel followed, saying: “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen, who made all nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath.”
Revelation 18:2
He cried in a mighty voice:

It has fallen,
Babylon the Great has fallen!
She has become a dwelling for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast.

They shall

Jeremiah 51:58
This is what Yahweh of Hosts says:

Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished,
and her high gates consumed by fire.
The peoples will have labored for nothing;
the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.
Habakkuk 2:13
Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
Psalm 76:12
He humbles the spirit of leaders;
He is feared by the kings of the earth.

Thus far

Job 31:40
then let thorns grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed instead of barley.


The words of Job are concluded.
Psalm 72:20
The prayers of David son of Jesse are concluded.

General references

Isaiah 13:20
It will never be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation;
a nomad will not pitch his tent there,
and shepherds will not let their flocks rest there.
Jeremiah 19:10
“Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the people traveling with you,
Jeremiah 30:2
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Write down on a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you,
Jeremiah 50:39
Therefore, desert creatures will live with hyenas,
and ostriches will also live in her.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in through all generations.

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