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Babylon

Meaning of “Babylon”

Sense 1: The proper name of the city, land, or kingdom of Babylon. Sense 2: The prophetic entity called Babylon.

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286 occurrences252 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 2 Kings 17:24

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Jeremiah 27:20
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Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 27:20 · retained source text

Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon tooke not, when he caried away captiue Ieconiah the sonne of Iehoiakim king of Iudah, from Ierusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Iudah and Ierusalem:

1611 marginal note2.Kings 24.14, 15.

Jeremiah 27:22
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They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 27:22 · retained source text

They shall be caried to Babylon, and there shall they be vntill the day that I visit them, saith the LORD: then will I bring them vp, and restore them to this place.

1611 marginal note2.Kings 25.13. 2.chron.36.18.

1611 marginal note2.Chron.36.22. Cha. 29.10.

Jeremiah 28:2
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Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 28:2 · retained source text

Thus speaketh the LORD of hostes, the God of Israel, saying; I haue broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 28:3
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Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 28:3 · retained source text

Within two full yeeres will I bring againe into this place all the vessels of the LORDs house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon tooke away from this place, and caried them to Babylon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. two yeeres of dayes.

Jeremiah 28:4
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And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 28:4 · retained source text

And I will bring againe to this place Ieconiah the sonne of Iehoiakim king of Iudah, with all the captiues of Iudah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD, for I will breake the yoke of the king of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. captiuity.

Jeremiah 28:6
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Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 28:6 · retained source text

Euen the prophet Ieremiah said; Amen: the LORD doe so, the LORD performe the words which thou hast prophecied, to bring againe the vessels of the LORDs house, and all that is caried away captiue from Babylon into this place.

Jeremiah 28:11
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And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 28:11 · retained source text

And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying; Thus saith the LORD, Euen so will I breake the yoke of Nebuchadnezzer king of Babylon from the necke of all nations within the space of two full yeeres: and the Prophet Ieremiah went his way.

Jeremiah 28:14
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For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 28:14 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, I haue put a yoke of yron vpon the neck of all these nations, that they may serue Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serue him, and I haue giuen him the beasts of the field also.

Jeremiah 29:1
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NOW these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 29:1 · retained source text

¶ Now these are the words of the letter, that Ieremiah the prophet sent from Ierusalem vnto the residue of the elders which were caried away captiues, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchad-nezzar had caried away captiue from Ierusalem to Babylon,

Jeremiah 29:3
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By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 29:3 · retained source text

By the hand of Elasah the sonne of Shaphan, and Gemariah the sonne of Hilkiah, whome Zedekiah king of Iudah sent vnto Babylon to Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babylon, saying,

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2 Kings32 occurrences
28 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles9 occurrences
7 versesEzra15 occurrences
12 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 versePsalms3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah13 occurrences
13 versesJeremiah161 occurrences
141 versesEzekiel17 occurrences
15 versesDaniel17 occurrences
15 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew4 occurrences
3 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation6 occurrences
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