Jeremiah 51: Judgment on Babylon and the Sunken Scroll

The LORD announces Babylon’s sudden ruin, picturing the empire as a golden cup He once used to judge the nations and urging His people to escape. He contrasts Himself as Creator with lifeless idols and vows to avenge Zion, and Jeremiah sends Seraiah to read a scroll in Babylon and sink it in the Euphrates.

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In 51:7, Babylon is pictured as a golden cup held by the LORD that left the nations reeling. What does this image say about Babylon’s earlier power?

It had been a sacred vessel set apart for worship in Jerusalem’s templeIt had been a blessing that the nations gladly shared with one anotherIt had been an instrument the LORD used to bring judgment on nationsIt had won its empire because its own gods were mightier than others