One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end. Cross References 2 Samuel 18:19 Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, "Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies." 2 Chronicles 30:6 So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: "Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria. Jeremiah 50:2 "Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, 'Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.' Jeremiah 50:24 I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD. Jeremiah 50:43 The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor. Jeremiah 51:32 The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified." Daniel 5:30 That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain, Treasury of Scripture One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end, post Jeremiah 4:20 Jeremiah 50:24 1 Samuel 4:12-18 to shew Jeremiah 50:43 Isaiah 21:3-9 Isaiah 47:11-13 |
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