Jeremiah 51:26

Easy To Read Version

People will not take any rocks from Babylon\par to use for the foundation of a building.\par People will not find any rocks\par big enough for cornerstones.\par Why? Because your city will be\par a pile of broken rocks forever.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Cross References

Isaiah 14:23

The Lord said, “I will change Babylon. That place will be for animals, {\cf2\super [152]} \{not people\}. That place will be a swamp. I will use the ‘broom of destruction’ to sweep Babylon away.” The Lord All-Powerful said those things.

Jeremiah 25:12

“But when the 70 years have passed, I will punish the king of Babylon. I will punish the nation of Babylon.” This message is from the Lord. “I will punish the land of the Babylonians for their sins. I will make that land a desert forever.

Jeremiah 51:29

The land shakes and moves like it is in pain.\par It will shake when the Lord does what he planned to Babylon.\par The Lord’s plan is to make the land of Babylon into an empty desert.\par No person will live there.\par

Jeremiah 51:37

Babylon will become\par a pile of ruined buildings.\par Babylon will be a place for wild dogs\par to live.\par People will look at that pile of rocks\par and be amazed.\par People will shake their heads\par when they think about Babylon.\par Babylon will be a place\par where no people live.\par

Jeremiah 51:43

Babylon will be like a dry, desert land.\par Its cities will be empty ruins.\par No people will live in those cities.\par No people will even travel through them.\par