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Jeremiah 50

⁴⁰As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah
        And their neighbors," says the LORD,
        "So no one shall reside there,
        Nor son of man dwell in it.

       ⁴¹"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.
       ⁴²They 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.

       ⁴³"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.

       ⁴⁴"Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan
        Against the dwelling place of the strong;
        But I will make them suddenly run away from her.
        And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
        For who is like Me?
        Who will arraign Me?
        And who is that shepherd
        Who will withstand Me?"

       ⁴⁵Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD that He has taken against Babylon,
        And His purposes that He has proposed against the land of the Chaldeans:
        Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out;
        Surely He will make their dwelling place desolate with them.
       ⁴⁶At the noise of the taking of Babylon
        The earth trembles,
        And the cry is heard among the nations.

#43 Who is the king of Babylon?

46 Nukes

Babylon was destroyed in 539 B.C. by the Medo-Persians, the nation from the North. Just as Jeremiah had predicted it would be after serving God's purpose of punishing Judah for her sins. It was then judged for its own.

Babylon is also a symbol in the Bible of all Evil, whose King is Satan. Parts of Chapter 50 17-20 look to a time when the Messiah (JESUS) will rule and Israel will be restored, because those who seek foregiveness will be restored.

"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).