Thematic Bible: Babylonian


Thematic Bible



I will punish the god Bel in Babylon. I will make him spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come streaming to him any longer. Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall." Verse ConceptsBabylonBabylon, History OfFortificationsFalse GodsThe judgment of babylon

Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals. Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfFalse GodsCarrying IdolsCrouching

"Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon's idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed. Verse ConceptsFalse GodsBabylon DestroyedFlagsCapturing Cities

Is not Calneh like Carchemish? Hamath like Arpad? Samaria like Damascus?

After Josiah had done all this for the temple, King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. Josiah marched out to oppose him. Verse ConceptsempiresRivers And StreamsRiver Euphrates

He spoke about Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt which was encamped along the Euphrates River at Carchemish. Now this was the army that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.

"Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon's idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed. Verse ConceptsFalse GodsBabylon DestroyedFlagsCapturing Cities

Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals. Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfFalse GodsCarrying IdolsCrouching

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