Bible verses about Babylon
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- Origin of
Genesis 10:8,10- Origin of the name
Genesis 11:8,9- WAS CALLED
- Land of the Chaldeans
Ezekiel 12:13
- Land of Shinar
Daniel 1:2; Zechariah 5:11
- Land of Merathaim
Jeremiah 50:1,21
- Desert of the sea
Isaiah 21:1,9
- Sheshach
Jeremiah 25:12,26
- Lady of kingdoms
Isaiah 47:5- Situated beyond the Euphrates
Genesis 11:31; Joshua 24:2,3- Formerly a part of Mesopotamia
Acts 7:2- Founded by the Assyrians, and a part of their empire
II Kings 17:24; Isaiah 23:13- Watered by the rivers Euphrates and Tigris
Psalms 137:1; Jeremiah 51:13- Composed of many nations
Daniel 3:4; 3:29- Governed by Kings
II Kings 20:12; Daniel 5:1- With Media and Persia divided by Darius 120 provinces
Daniel 6:1- Presidents placed over
Daniel 2:48; 6:1- Babylon the chief province of
Daniel 3:1- BABYLON THE CAPITAL OF
- Its antiquity
Genesis 11:4,9
- Enlarged by Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 4:30
- Surrounded with a great wall and fortified
Jeremiah 51:53,58
- Called the golden city
Isaiah 14:4
- Called the glory of kingdoms
Isaiah 13:19
- Called beauty of Chaldees, &c
Isaiah 13:19
- Called the city of merchants
Ezekiel 17:4
- Called Babylon the great
Daniel 4:30- REMARKABLE FOR
- Antiquity
Jeremiah 5:15
- Naval power
Isaiah 43:14
- Military power
Jeremiah 5:16; 50:23
- National greatness
Isaiah 13:19; Jeremiah 51:41
- Wealth
Jeremiah 50:37; 51:13
- Commerce
Ezekiel 17:4
- Manufacture of garments
Joshua 7:21
- Wisdom of senators
Isaiah 47:10; Jeremiah 50:35- INHABITANTS OF
- Idolatrous
Jeremiah 50:38; Daniel 3:18
- Addicted to magic
Isaiah 47:9,12,13; Daniel 2:1,2
- Profane and sacrilegious
Daniel 5:1-3
- Wicked
Isaiah 47:10- AS A POWER WAS
- Arrogant
Isaiah 14:13,14; Jeremiah 50:29,31,32
- Secure and self-confident
Isaiah 47:7,8
- Grand and stately
Isaiah 47:1,5
- Covetous
Jeremiah 51:13
- Oppressive
Isaiah 14:4
- Cruel and destructive
Isaiah 14:17; 47:6; Jeremiah 51:25; Habakkuk 1:6,7
- An instrument of God's vengeance on other nations
Jeremiah 51:7; Isaiah 47:6- Languages spoken in
Daniel 1:4; 2:4- Armies of, described
Habakkuk 1:7-9- REPRESENTED BY
- A great eagle
Ezekiel 17:3
- A head of gold
Daniel 2:32,37,38
- A lion with eagle's wings
Daniel 7:4- Ambassadors of, sent to Hezekiah
II Kings 20:12- NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING OF
- Made Jehoiakim tributary
II Kings 24:1
- Besieged Jerusalem
II Kings 24:10,11
- Took Jehoiachin, &c captive to Babylon
II Kings 24:12,14-16; II Chronicles 36:10
- Spoiled the temple
II Kings 24:13
- Made Zedekiah king
II Kings 24:17
- Rebelled against by Zedekiah
II Kings 24:20
- Besieged and took Jerusalem
II Kings 25:1-4
- Burned Jerusalem, &c
II Kings 25:9,10
- Took Zedekiah, &c captive to Babylon
II Kings 25:7,11,18-21; II Chronicles 36:20
- Spoiled and burned the temple
II Kings 25:9,13-17; II Chronicles 36:18,19- Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated
Ezekiel 17:1-24- The Jews exhorted to be subject to, and settle in
Jeremiah 27:17; 29:1-7- Treatment of the Jews in
II Kings 25:27-30; Daniel 1:3-7- Grief of the Jews in
Psalms 137:1-6- Destroyed by the Medes
Daniel 5:30,31- Restoration of the Jews from
II Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-2:67- The gospel preached in
I Peter 5:13- A type of Antichrist
Revelation 16:19; 17:5- PREDICTIONS RESPECTING
- Conquests by
Jeremiah 21:3-10; 27:2-6; 49:28-33; Ezekiel 21:19-32; 29:18-20
- Captivity of the Jews by
Jeremiah 20:4-6; 22:20-26; 25:9-11; Micah 4:10
- Restoration of the Jews from
Isaiah 14:1-4; 44:28; 48:20; Jeremiah 29:10; 50:4,8,19
- Destruction of
Isaiah 13:1-22; 14:4-22; 21:1-10; 47:1-15; Jeremiah 25:12; 50:1-51:64
- Perpetual desolation of
Isaiah 13:19-22; 14:22,23; Jeremiah 50:13,39; 51:37
- Preaching of the gospel in
Psalms 87:4
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