[A. Pole]

"Behold, a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
They shall hold the bow and the lance;
They are cruel and shall not show mercy.
Their voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.

The king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands grow feeble;
Anguish has taken hold of him,
Pangs as of a woman in childbirth."


Who is the king of Babylon?

Good question. He was Belshazzar (Balthazar, grandson of Nebuchadnezzar). His kingdom was destroyed in 539 BC by the mighty nation of horsemen from the North - Persians led by Cyrus. So the prophecies of Jeremiah and Daniel came true. (King Cyrus helped to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple).

[Jeremiah Jr]

Who is the king of Babylon?

Well, it is verse 43.