Jeremiah 50:24 meaning and explanation

I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:24, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD speaks through Jeremiah in a series of oracles against Babylon, the empire that destroyed Jerusalem and its temple and carried Judah into exile. Babylon thought itself secure and unaccountable, but God describes Himself as a hunter who set a hidden snare.

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