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Jeremiah 51:7

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KJV ORIGINAL

Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Babylon was like a golden cup in God's hand that got the whole world drunk. All the nations drank from her wine, and now they're completely out of their minds.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even the most powerful empires are just tools in God's hands — and their influence can make the whole world lose its way.

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Then another angel followed, announcing: 'Babylon has completely fallen — that massive city is done. She got all the nations drunk on her toxic influence and corruption.'

Look, I will gather all the armies from the north, says the LORD, including Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, who serves my purposes. I will bring them against this land and its people, and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them so devastated that people will be shocked and mock them, leaving them as permanent ruins.

This entire land will become empty and ruined, shocking everyone who sees it. These nations will be forced to serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

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