Key Verse Spotlight
Jeremiah 51:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and {they that are} thrust through in her streets.”
Jeremiah 51:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
Against {him that} bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against {him that} lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and {they that are} thrust through in her streets.
For Israel {hath} not {been} forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this {is} the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
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