Cross Reference JEREMIAH 50:45 THEREFORE HEAR YE THE COUNSEL OF THE LORD THAT HE HATH TAKEN AGAINST BABYLON AND HIS PURPOSES THAT HE HATH PURPOSED AGAINST THE LAND OF THE CHALDEANS SURELY THE LEAST OF THE FLOCK SHALL DRAW THEM OUT SURELY HE SHALL MAKE THEIR HABITATION DESOLATE WITH THEM

{Jeremiah 50:45} Therefore x3651 hear 8085 z8798 ye the counsel 6098 of the LORD, 3068 that x834 he hath taken 3289 z8804 against x413 Babylon; 894 and his purposes, 4284 that x834 he hath purposed 2803 z8804 against x413 the land 776 of the Chaldeans: 3778 Surely x518 x3808 the least 6810 of the flock 6629 shall draw them out: 5498 z8799 surely x518 x3808 he shall make [their] habitation 5116 desolate 8074 z8686 with x5921 them.

hear:
"The LORDª hath brought forthª °¹ our righteousness:ª come,ª ° and let us declareª ° in Zionª ¹ the workª of the LORDª our God.ª ... Make brightª ° the arrows;ª gatherª ° the shields:ª the LORDª hath raised upª °¹ the spiritª of the kingsª of the Medes:ª for¹ his deviceª [is] against¹ Babylon,ª to destroyª ° it; because¹ it¹ [is] the vengeanceª of the LORD,ª the vengeanceª of his temple.ª" {Jer 51:10-11} + "The LORDª bringeth² ° the counselª of the heathenª to nought:ª ° he maketh² ° the devicesª of the peopleª of none effect.ª ° ... The counselª of the LORDª standethª ° for ever,ª the thoughtsª of his heartª to allª generations.ª" {Psa 33:10-11} + "The LORDª of hostsª hath sworn,ª ° saying,ª ° Surely¹ ¹ as¹ I have thought,ª ° so¹ shall it come to pass;¹ and as¹ I have purposed,ª ° [so] shall it¹ stand:ª ° ... For¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath purposed,ª ° and who¹ shall disannulª ° [it]? and his handª [is] stretched out,ª ° and who¹ shall turn it back?ª °" {Isa 14:24-27} + "Declaringª ° the endª from the beginning,ª ¹ and from ancient timesª ¹ [the things] that¹ are not¹ [yet] done,ª ° saying,ª ° My counselª shall stand,ª ° and I will doª ° all¹ my pleasure:ª ... Callingª ° a ravenous birdª from the east,ª ¹ the manª that executeth my counselª from a farª country:ª ¹ yea,¹ I have spokenª ° [it], I will also¹ bring² ° it to pass;¹ I have purposedª ° [it], I will also¹ doª ° it." {Isa 46:10-11} + "For to doª ° whatsoeverª thyª handª andª thyª counselª determined beforeª ° to be done.ª °" {Act 4:28} + "Inª whomª alsoª we have obtained an inheritance,ª ° being predestinatedª ° according¹ to² the purposeª of him who workethª ° all thingsª afterª the¹ counselª of his own² ¹ will:ª" {Eph 1:11} + "Andª the¹ tenª hornsª whichª thou sawestª ° uponª the¹ beast,ª theseª shall hateª ° the¹ whore,ª andª shall makeª ° herª desolateª ° andª naked,ª andª shall eatª ° her² ¹ flesh,ª andª burnª ° herª withª fire.ª ... Forª Godª hath putª ° inª their² ¹ heartsª to fulfilª ° his² ¹ will,ª andª to agree,ª ª ª ° andª giveª ° their² ¹ kingdomª unto the¹ beast,ª untilª the¹ wordsª of Godª shall be fulfilled.ª °" {Rev 17:16-17}

the least:
"For¹ though¹ ye had smittenª ° the whole¹ armyª of the Chaldeansª that fightª ° against¹ you, and there remainedª ° [but] woundedª ° men² ¹ among them, [yet] should they rise¹ up² ° every manª in his tent,ª and burnª °¹ this¹ cityª with fire.ª" {Jer 37:10} + "Therefore¹ hearª ° the counselª of the LORD,ª that¹ he hath takenª ° against¹ Edom;ª and his purposes,ª that¹ he hath purposedª ° against¹ the inhabitantsª ° of Teman:ª Surely¹ ¹ the leastª of the flockª shall draw them out:ª ° surely¹ ¹ he shall make their habitationsª desolateª ° with¹ them." {Jer 49:20}

surely he:
We have already adverted to the completion of the prophecies respecting the final destruction of Babylon (on "[Their] bowsª also shall dashª ° the young menª to pieces;² ° and they shall have no¹ pityª ° on the fruitª of the womb;ª their eyeª shall not¹ spareª °¹ children.ª" {Isa 13:18}), and shall only add a few more observations, in order to shew more clearly the full accomplishment of some of these predictions. Strabo says that in his time (about the Christian era) a great part of it was a desert. Jerome says that in his time (cir. ad 340) it was quite in ruins, the walls merely serving for an inclosure for wild beasts, for the hunting of the kings of Parthia, and modern travellers universally concur in describing it in a state of utter desolation, and the habitation of wild beasts and noxious reptiles.

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