Jer 50:35-38 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 50:35-38: 50:35-38 Babylon would experience exactly the kind of violence it had meted out. The same charges were brought against Babylon as were brought against Israel, Judah, Egypt, and their neighbors. All of them worshiped idols instead of the one true God. • The sword of destruction refers to the Persian army.

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‏ Jeremiah 50:35-38

Summary for Jer 50:35-38: 50:35-38 ^a Babylon would experience exactly the kind of violence it had meted out. The same charges were brought against Babylon as were brought against Israel, Judah, Egypt, and their neighbors. All of them worshiped idols instead of the one true God.

• The sword of destruction refers to the Persian army.
50:38 ^b The Euphrates River ran through the city of Babylon, providing its water supply. The Persians were reputed to have diverted the river during the siege by digging a canal around the city walls and then attacking through the riverbed.