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Jeremiah 51:31 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Jeremiah 51:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 51 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,”
Jeremiah 51:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 51:31
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end—This verse captures the chaos and confusion of Babylon's fall with cinematic vividness. The word "post" (rats, רָץ) means runner or courier—ancient equivalent of emergency messengers. The image of messengers running toward each other from different parts of the city, each bearing news of the same disaster, emphasizes Babylon's enormous size and the conquest's speed."His city is taken at one end" (nikhedah iro mikkatseh, נִלְכְּדָה עִירוֹ מִקָּצֶה) is propheticall...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 51:31
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“Let me now run”
“and according to the commandment of the king”
“[and] my curtains in a moment.”
“which you don't know.”
“and you are also taken”
“and came to Shiloh the same day”
“like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can't hear. I so am dismayed that I can't see.”
“while he tasted the wine”
“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”