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Jer. 51:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

Babylon is suddenlyc fallen and destroyed: howld for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

Dan. 5:24‑31• ²⁴{i}then from before him was sent the part of the hand, and this writing hath been written.{/i}
²⁵{i}And this is the writing that is written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.{/i}
²⁶This is the interpretation of the thing. MENE, {i}God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it{/i};
²⁷TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
²⁸PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
²⁹{i}Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.{/i}
³⁰In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
³¹And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. (Dan. 5:24‑31)

Isa. 13:6‑7• ⁶Howl ye; for the day of Jehovah [is] at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
⁷Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt, (Isa. 13:6‑7)

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suddenly.

Jer. 51:41• ⁴¹How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! (Jer. 51:41)

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Jer. 50:2• ²Declare ye among the nations, and publish and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. (Jer. 50:2)

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Isa. 21:9• ⁹and, behold, chariots of men come, horsemen by pairs. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. (Isa. 21:9)

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Isa. 47:9• ⁹But these two [things] shall come to thee in a moment in one day, loss of children, and widowhood: in full measure shall they come upon thee, in spite of the multitude of thy sorceries, of the great abundance of thine enchantments. (Isa. 47:9)

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Rev. 14:8• ⁸And another, a second angel followed, saying, Fallen [fallen] is Babylon the great, who hath given all the nations to drink of the wine of the fury of her fornication. (Rev. 14:8)

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Rev. 18:2,8• ²And he cried with a strong voice, saying, Fallen [fallen] is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a haunt of every unclean spirit, and a haunt of every unclean and hated bird.
⁸therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire: for strong {i}is{/i} the Lord God that judged her. (Rev. 18:2,8)

howl.

Jer. 48:20,31• ²⁰{i}Moab is put to shame; for he is broken down: howl and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.{/i}
³¹Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres. (Jer. 48:20,31)

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Ezek. 27:30‑32• ³⁰and shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes;
³¹and they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
³²And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the heart of the sea? (Ezek. 27:30‑32)

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Ezek. 30:2• ²Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus, saith the Lord Jehovah; Howl ye, Alas for the day! (Ezek. 30:2)

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Dan. 5:24,31• ²⁴{i}then from before him was sent the part of the hand, and this writing hath been written.{/i}
³¹And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. (Dan. 5:24,31)

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Rev. 18:9‑11• ⁹And the kings of the earth that committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her shall weep and wail on account of her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
¹⁰standing afar off because of the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour came thy judgment.
¹¹And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn on account of her; for their lading no one buyeth anymore—a (Rev. 18:9‑11)

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Rev. 18:17‑19• ¹⁷for in one hour were so great riches made desolate. And every pilot and every voyager and sailors and as many as trade by the sea stood afar off,
¹⁸and cried, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What {i}city is{/i} like the great city!
¹⁹And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had ships in the sea became rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour was she made desolate. (Rev. 18:17‑19)

take balm.

Jer. 8:22• ²²{i}Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?{/i} (Jer. 8:22)

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Jer. 30:12‑15• ¹²For thus saith Jehovah, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
¹³There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
¹⁴All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
¹⁵Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. (Jer. 30:12‑15)

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Jer. 46:11• ¹¹Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured. (Jer. 46:11)

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Nah. 3:19• ¹⁹There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is fatal: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? (Nah. 3:19)

J. N. Darby Translation

Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruineda. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

JND Translation Notes

Or "crushed." see ch. 8.21.

W. Kelly Translation

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.