The sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, as He spoke through all His servants the prophets So Israel was carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day. Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple. For much of its early history, Babylon was a small, obscure city-state until King Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) chose it as his capital, expanding the empire that became Babylonia. Thus says the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,For your sake I have sent to Babylon,And will bring them all down as fugitives,Even the Chaldeans, into the ships in which they rejoice. God rejected all the descendants of Israel and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He cast them out of His sightThe people of Israel walked in all the sins that Jeroboam didso Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria (2 Kings 17:20-23). It was one of the cities founded by King Nimrod, according to Genesis 10:9-10. Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: "I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. and all the kings of the north, near and far, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the earth which are upon the face of the ground, and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution. (Now Seraiah was quartermaster.). What I have heard from the LORD of hosts, The God of Israel, I make known to you. The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning. The sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, as He spoke through all His servants the prophets So Israel was carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day. Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles. "All of them come for violence. So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong. The name Babylon is believed to have been derived from the Akkadian reference to the city - Bav-il or Bav . May the offspring of evildoers not be mentioned forever. "They will all respond and say to you, 'Even you have been made weak as we, You have become like us. And the second pillar was like these, including pomegranates. Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! He carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, just as the LORD had said. The Lord sent against him bands of Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say, and from where have they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon., Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house and all that your fathers have laid up in store to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left, says the, And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, will be taken away, and they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.. And make a signpost; make it at the head of the way to the city. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, Pur, that is the lot, was cast before Haman from day to day and from month to month, until the twelfth month, that is the month Adar. Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.read more.Those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia. Modern Babylon, we are told, sits astride a beast (Rev. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there. All the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all strong and fit for war, and these the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon. Learn Religions. 'Your pomp and the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you And worms are your covering.' Therefore the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth. "You are wearied with your many counsels; Let now the astrologers, Those who prophesy by the stars, Those who predict by the new moons, Stand up and save you from what will come upon you. It is symbolic of the evil state of affairs just prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ (Revelation 19). who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.The number of men of the people of Israel: These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah.The number of the men of the people of Israel: When the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and again choose Israel, and settle them in their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. Sit silently, and go into darkness,O daughter of the Chaldeans,For you will no longer be calledThe queen of kingdoms. I also will remove you beyond Babylon.. Its earliest act of defiance was building the Tower of Babel. And. The number of the men of the people of Israel: the sons of Parosh, 2,172; the sons of Shephatiah, 372; the sons of Arah, 775; the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812; the sons of Elam, 1,254; the sons of Zattu, 945; the sons of Zaccai, 760; the sons of Bani, 642; the sons of Bebai, 623; the sons of Azgad, 1,222; the sons of Adonikam, 666; the sons of Bigvai, 2,056; the sons of Adin, 454; the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98; the sons of Bezai, 323; the sons of Jorah, 112; the sons of Hashum, 223; the sons of Gibbar, 95; the men of Bethlehem, 123; the men of Netophah, 56; the men of Anathoth, 128; the sons of Azmaveth, 42; the sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743; the sons of Ramah and Geba, 621; the men of Michmas, 122; the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; the sons of Nebo, 52; the sons of Magbish, 156; the sons of the other Elam, 1,254; the sons of Harim, 320; the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725; the men of Jericho, 345; the sons of Senaah, 3,630. read more. After the Babylonian empire was conquered by the Persian kings Darius and Xerxes, most of the impressive buildings of Babylon were destroyed. Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city. that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,How the oppressor has ceased,And how fury has ceased! If Herodotus can be believed, the walls were indeed formidable being 350 feet high and 87 feet thick. That was a period when Israel and Judah were divided, and evil kings reigned over Israel and its unfaithful people and caused even Judah to follow their sinful ways. All the articles of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his officers, he brought them all to Babylon. All the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all strong and fit for war, and these the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon. Added to that was the practice of blinding prisoners, gutting them, and tearing out their hearts. Strong's Concordance #H894, #G897. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him. And it will be in the day when the LORD gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and harsh service in which you have been enslaved, read more. In 331 Babylon surrendered to the Macedonian king Alexander the Great, who confirmed its privileges and ordered the restoration of the temples. Therefore hear the plan of the LORD which He has planned against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them. The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami. And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.. Babel was the foundation of Babylon. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Upon the willows in the midst of itWe hung our harps. And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. To God? Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce. "And you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,' and say: 'A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it to consume, that it may be like lightning-- while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you--to place you on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the end. For the Lord of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? For a nation has come up against her out of the north; it will make her land an object of horror, and there will be no inhabitant in it. Does the Bible mention Alexander the Great? The two pillars, the one sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the Lordthe bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. Because the rod that struck you is broken; For from the serpents root a viper will come out. First mentioned in the Bible is the record of Genesis 10:8-10 which names Nimrod, the grandson of Ham, as the founder of the city in the dim prehistoric past. The Scriptures record that the Lord judged the people and confounded their language with the result that the city and the tower were left unfinished (Genesis 11:5-8). Because she encompassed such evil, she will be the dwelling place for demons, unclean spirits and birds, and every unclean and detestable beast (Revelation 18:2). The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,The scepter of rulers Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes,Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution. Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. The event, though future, is described as past, being predetermined in the counsels of God. The stone became a great mountain that filled the whole earth (Daniel 2:25-35). What is the significance of the Babylonian Empire in biblical history? Located about 59 miles southwest of modern Baghdad, Babylon was laced with an intricate system of canals leading off the Euphrates River, used for irrigation and commerce. By the rivers of Babylon,There we sat down and wept,When we remembered Zion. There were ninety-six exposed pomegranates; all the pomegranates numbered a hundred on the network all around. These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. And a second time they said, Hallelujah! In the Old Testament times, Babylon represented the pinnacle of sin. Letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces to destroy, to kill and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to seize their possessions as plunder. The whole earth is at rest and is quiet; Even the cypress trees rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since you were laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us.. Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words. Who have trafficked with you from your youth; Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered; Her images have been put to shame, her idols have been shattered.. It was this prophecy which was read by Daniel which led to his prayer for the return of the captives to Jerusalem (Daniel 9:2). They will roar together like young lions. On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. The prophecies of Jeremiah predicting the fall of Babylon at the hands of the Medes and the Persians were graphically fulfilled approximately sixty-five years later, as recorded in Daniel 5. But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. 13:11). Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and he did evil in the sight of the, At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of the. Jeremiah is seen as the true prophet of God in contrast to the false prophets who had predicted victory over Babylon (cp. Your pomp and the music of your harpsHave been brought down to Sheol;Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath youAnd worms are your covering. How you have fallen from heaven,O star of the morning, son of the dawn!You have been cut down to the earth,You who have weakened the nations! Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. How Sheshak has been captured,And the praise of the whole earth been seized!How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations! "Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely," declares the LORD "It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone. Its name was derived from a later experience revealed in Genesis 11 where the inhabitants of the land of Shinar, the southern portion of Mesopotamia, are recorded as building a tower designed to reach the heavens. He is told that she "sits on many waters" representing "peoples and crowds and nations and tongues." The couriers went out impelled by the king's command while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in confusion. In Daniel 2, King Nebuchadnezzar had a disturbing dream, which Daniel interpreted (giving all glory to God for the interpretation). They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service. ", "Into his right hand came the divination, 'Jerusalem,' to set battering rams, to open the mouth for slaughter, to lift up the voice with a battle cry, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up ramps, to build a siege wall. The word which the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet: Against the land of Merathaim, go up against it,And against the inhabitants of Pekod.Slay and utterly destroy them, declares the Lord,And do according to all that I have commanded you. Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and all that your fathers have laid up in store to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left, says the Lord. The Babylonian exile was a period in the history of ancient Israel.
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