Jeremiah 51:58 meaning and explanation
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”
Jeremiah 51:58, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah 51 is a long oracle announcing Babylon's fall, and verse 58 gives the LORD's verdict on the city's defenses. Babylon's thick walls and high gates, the wonders of ancient engineering, will be leveled and burned.
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