Bible Cross References
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Jeremiah 50:12
but your own great city will be humiliated and disgraced. Babylonia will be the least important nation of all; it will become a dry and waterless desert.
Jeremiah 50:13
Because of my anger no one will live in Babylon; it will be left in ruins, and all who pass by will be shocked and amazed.
Jeremiah 25:12
After that I will punish Babylonia and its king for their sin. I will destroy that country and leave it in ruins forever.
Jeremiah 51:26
None of the stones from your ruins will ever be used again for building. You will be like a desert forever. I, the LORD, have spoken.
Jeremiah 51:37
That country will become a pile of ruins where wild animals live. It will be a horrible sight; no one will live there, and all who see it will be terrified.
Jeremiah 51:38
The Babylonians all roar like lions and growl like lion cubs.
Jeremiah 51:43
The towns have become a horrifying sight and are like a waterless desert, where no one lives or even travels.
Jeremiah 51:62-64
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Then pray, ' LORD, you have said that you would destroy this place, so that there would be no living creatures in it, neither people nor animals, and it would be like a desert forever.'
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Seraiah, when you finish reading this book to the people, then tie it to a rock and throw it into the Euphrates River
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and say, 'This is what will happen to Babylonia---it will sink and never rise again because of the destruction that the LORD is going to bring on it.' " The words of Jeremiah end here.
Isaiah 13:20-22
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No one will ever live there again. No wandering Arab will ever pitch a tent there, and no shepherd will ever pasture a flock there.
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It will be a place where desert animals live and where owls build their nests. Ostriches will live there, and wild goats will prance through the ruins.
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The towers and palaces will echo with the cries of hyenas and jackals. Babylon's time has come! Her days are almost over."
Isaiah 14:23
I will turn Babylon into a marsh, and owls will live there. I will sweep Babylon with a broom that will sweep everything away. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken."
Isaiah 34:11-17
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Owls and ravens will take over the land. The LORD will make it a barren waste again, as it was before the creation.
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There will be no king to rule the country, and the leaders will all be gone.
13
Thorns and thistles will grow up in all the palaces and walled towns, and jackals and owls will live in them.
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Wild animals will roam there, and demons will call to each other. The night monster will come there looking for a place to rest.
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Owls will build their nests, lay eggs, hatch their young, and care for them there. Vultures will gather there, one after another.
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Search in the LORD's book of living creatures and read what it says. Not one of these creatures will be missing, and not one will be without its mate. The LORD has commanded it to be so; he himself will bring them together.
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It is the LORD who will divide the land among them and give each of them a share. They will live in the land age after age, and it will belong to them forever.
Revelation 18:2
He cried out in a loud voice: "She has fallen! Great Babylon has fallen! She is now haunted by demons and unclean spirits; all kinds of filthy and hateful birds live in her.
Revelation 18:21-24
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Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "This is how the great city Babylon will be violently thrown down and will never be seen again.
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The music of harps and of human voices, of players of the flute and the trumpet, will never be heard in you again! No workman in any trade will ever be found in you again; and the sound of the millstone will be heard no more!
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Never again will the light of a lamp be seen in you; no more will the voices of brides and grooms be heard in you. Your merchants were the most powerful in all the world, and with your false magic you deceived all the peoples of the world!"
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Babylon was punished because the blood of prophets and of God's people was found in the city; yes, the blood of all those who have been killed on earth.