Babylon is mentioned several times in the Bible. The land was sacked by the Elamites and Amorites in the period 1960-1830 b.c. Chaldea will become plunder;All who plunder her will have enough, declares the Lord. "This day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's conduct will speak in the same way to all the king's princes, and there will be plenty of contempt and anger. Now a capital of bronze was on it; and the height of each capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital all around, all of bronze. read more. At that time Berodach-baladan a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. 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. Lisa and her husband, Stephen, a pastor, live in a small Ohio village with their crazy cat, Lewis. Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes. "Prepare for his sons a place of slaughter Because of the iniquity of their fathers. "They are dreaded and feared; Their justice and authority originate with themselves. "Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come; It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. and successive civilizations have been traced from 2800 b.c. The old Akkadian period (2360-2180 b.c.) babylon the great the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth. So they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities. Revelation 18:21 reveals her final destiny, Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more;. Wood engraving, published in 1886. How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy. Babylon is referenced 280 times in the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Because you are glad, because you are jubilant,O you who pillage My heritage,Because you skip about like a threshing heiferAnd neigh like stallions, And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her immorality., with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. "I will rise up against them," declares the LORD of hosts, "and will cut off from Babylon name and survivors, offspring and posterity," declares the LORD. Now on the seventh day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written just as Haman commanded to the king's satraps, to the governors who were over each province and to the princes of each people, each province according to its script, each people according to its language, being written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet ring. In the presence of the king and the princes, Memucan said, "Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. So he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king's mother and the king's wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 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. The event, though future, is described as past, being predetermined in the counsels of God. From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come; It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life. And the one who wields the sickle at the time of harvest; They will each turn back to his own people. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. Who destroys the whole earth, declares the. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. From the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and five of the king's advisers who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document so that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.. 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.. The fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them. Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, , and on her forehead a name was written, a, And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, . I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;I will make myself like the Most High.. It has no more relevance to prophecy than has China, Japan, Mexico or Canada. 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. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the royal family and of the nobles, youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for serving in the king's court; and he ordered him to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. The king appointed for them a daily ration from the king's choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to enter the king's personal service. And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! ), included the brilliant reign of Hammurabi (1728-1686 b.c.) But you said in your heart,I will ascend to heaven;I will raise my throne above the stars of God,And I will sit on the mount of assemblyIn the recesses of the north. The captain of the guard also took away the firepans and the basins, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. The term, Babylon, has been foisted upon everything from the world's system, to Rome, to a literal city in Iraq which was being rebuilt by SaddamHussein, who considered himself a modern-day Nebuchadnezzar. then wrote Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their colleagues, the judges and the lesser governors, the officials, the secretaries, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, that is, the Elamites, and the rest of the nations which the great and honorable Osnappar deported and settled in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the region beyond the River. With the capture of Jerusalem, the prophecies of Jeremiah were fully vindicated. These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.. According to Scripture, the inhabitants had said. She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, Mark. The Lord confounded the language at the time the people were building the Tower of Babel ( Gen. 11:1-9; Ether 1:3-5, 33-35 ). How the faithful city has become a harlot,She who was full of justice!Righteousness once lodged in her,But now murderers. Now when Jerusalem was captured in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it; in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was breached. 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 prophet Jeremiah like Isaiah devotes two long chapters to the prediction of Babylons ultimate judgment and destruction (Jeremiah 50, 51). 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. The destruction of Babylon is related to the judgment upon all the kings of the nations (14:18). And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sephar-vaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. In Greek, Babylon was used mainly in the book of Revelation and is defined also as "confusion." This word, in this context, refers to an evil and persecuting system that will be eventually destroyed by God for its wickedness (Revelation 18). You will not be united with them in burial,Because you have ruined your country,You have slain your people.May the offspring of evildoers not be mentioned forever. Babylon in the Bible was an important city-state on the banks of the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia (the southern part of modern Iraq). It is obvious from these many passages in the prophets that Babylon occupies a large place in the prophetic program of the Old Testament for the nations surrounding Israel. Assemble, all of you, and listen!Who among them has declared these things?The Lord loves him; he will carry out His good pleasure on Babylon,And His arm will be against the Chaldeans. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. 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! All rights reserved. There were ninety-six exposed pomegranates; all the pomegranates numbered a hundred on the network all around. '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.' 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. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good. For he thought, For there will be peace and truth in my days.. The city of Babylon was located about 50 miles south of Baghdad along the Euphrates River in present-day Iraq. Behold, the land of the Chaldeansthis is the people which was not; They said, Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top. against Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasarfour kings against five. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran. 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. Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. ', Thus says the Lord of hosts,The broad wall of Babylon will be completely razedAnd her high gates will be set on fire;So the peoples will toil for nothing,And the nations become exhausted only for fire.. Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. The first one was. Now in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it and built a siege wall all around it. To prevent further arrogance, God confused the people's language so they could not overstep his limits on them. The LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. It has its parallel in the fall of symbolic Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion. O my threshed people, and my afflicted of the threshing floor! Sit silently, and go into darkness,O daughter of the Chaldeans,For you will no longer be calledThe queen of kingdoms. 'This whole land will be a desolation and a horror, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 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. It is: "Babylon the Great, the mother of prostitutes and of the abomination of the earth.". Much of Jeremiahs ministry was to his own generation as he predicted the downfall of Jerusalem and the victory of the Babylonian armies. Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 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.read more.Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled and went forth from the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls which was by the kings garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea As windstorms in the Negev sweep on, It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land. The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima. Now this was their number: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 duplicates; 30 gold bowls, 410 silver bowls of a second kind and 1,000 other articles. Babel (Hebrew), or Babylon (Greek), was one of the cities of an ancient kingdom established by Nimrod early in mankind's history ( Genesis 10:10 ). 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. They said, "Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."