Jeremiah 51:31

A Conservative Version

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:6

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his rulers throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye sons of Israel, turn again to LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, th

Daniel 5:30

In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.

Jeremiah 50:43

The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands grow feeble. Anguish has taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

Jeremiah 50:24

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou are also taken, O Babylon, and thou were not aware. Thou are found, and also caught, because thou have striven against LORD.

Jeremiah 4:20

Destruction upon destruction is cried, for the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, [and] my curtains in a moment.

Job 9:25

Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away. They see no good,

Esther 8:14

So the posts that rode upon swift steeds that were used in the king's service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace.

Esther 8:10

And he wrote the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by post on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service bred of the stud,

Jeremiah 50:2

Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard, publish, and conceal not. Say, Babylon is taken. Bel is put to shame. Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame; her idols are dismayed.

Jeremiah 51:32

And the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are frightened.