Isa 21:9 | TNotes | STEP | 21:9 Babylon is fallen, fallen: Assyrian king Sennacherib destroyed the city of Babylon in 689 BC . The final fall of Babylon was in 539 BC . In Scripture, Babylon represents all the ungodly power structures of this world, including nations and kingdoms that do not submit to God and his word. The apostle John gave hope with his prophecy that all Babylons will fall (Rev 14:8 ; 18:2 ). • All the idols of Babylon lie broken: False gods could not save the Babylonians (see Isa 46:1-2 ).

bRev 14:8►

dIsa 46:1-2►

‏ Isaiah 21:9

21:9 ^a Babylon is fallen, fallen: Assyrian king Sennacherib destroyed the city of Babylon in 689 BC. The final fall of Babylon was in 539 BC. In Scripture, Babylon represents all the ungodly power structures of this world, including nations and kingdoms that do not submit to God and his word. The apostle John gave hope with his prophecy that all Babylons will fall (Rev 14:8 ^b; 18:2 ^c).

• All the idols of Babylon lie broken: False gods could not save the Babylonians (see Isa 46:1-2 ^d).