Babylon

Queen of heaven in the Scripture

Jeremiah 7.18

King James Version "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger."

New International Version

The prophecy about Zedekiah based on the Books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel

The prophecy about Zedekiah king of Judah in the book of Jeremiah may seem somewhat contradictory to that uttered by the prophet Ezekiel. Let's cite these prophecies.

Jeremiah 32.4-5 "And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and

Jeremiah, chapter 13.1-14
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Jeremiah's linen belt

(1) Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. (2) So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins. (3) And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, (4) Take the girdle that thou hast got, which

How to interpret the words "Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place..."

Jeremiah 7:20 in various translations:

King James Version "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched."

New International Version

Jeremiah, chapter 4
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 (1) If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. (2) And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. (3) For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and

Jeremiah, chapter 2.36-37
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Jeremiah 2.36-37 "Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them."

The Book of Jeremiah is a great book of prophecies, and in it, among

How to interpret the words of Scripture
"Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks"

Psalms 137.8-9 "Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." - (New International Version)

Psalms 137.8-9 "O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he