Jeremiah 51:9 meaning and explanation

“We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”

Jeremiah 51:9, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of the nations who had been Babylon's allies and trading partners, speaking in the middle of Jeremiah's oracle against the city. Babylon is pictured as a fatally wounded patient.

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