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Jeremiah 51:58

51:58

Babylon's thick wall <07342 02346 0894> [The broad walls of Babylon. or, The walls of broad Babylon.]

According to the testimony of Herodotus, the circumference of the walls of Babylon was 480 stadia, or 60 miles, their breadth 50 cubits, and their height 200 cubits; but when Darius became master of the place, B.C. 516, he took away all their 100 gates of brass, and beat down their walls to 50 cubits; and now not a vestige of these immense fortifications remains, to mark the site of this once mighty city!

completely demolished <06209> [broken. or, made naked. high gates.]

peoples <05971> [the people.]


Jeremiah 51:64

51:64

Babylon <0894> [Thus shall.]

prophecies <03286> [they shall.]

<01697> [Thus far.]




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