Cross Reference JEREMIAH 51:58 THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS THE BROAD WALLS OF BABYLON SHALL BE UTTERLY BROKEN AND HER HIGH GATES SHALL BE BURNED WITH FIRE AND THE PEOPLE SHALL LABOUR IN VAIN AND THE FOLK IN THE FIRE AND THEY SHALL BE WEARY

{Jeremiah 51:58} Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD 3068 of hosts; 6635 The broad 7342 walls 2346 of Babylon 894 shall be utterly y6209 z8771 broken, 6209 z8698 and her high 1364 gates 8179 shall be burned 3341 z8799 with fire; 784 and the people 5971 shall labour 3021 z8799 in vain, 7385 and the folk 3816 in y1767 the fire, 784 and they shall be weary. 3286 z8804

The broad walls of Babylon:
or, The walls of broad Babylon, According to the testimony of Herodotus, the circumference of the walls of Babylon was 480 stadia, or 60 miles, their breadth 50 cubits, and their height 200 cubits; but when Darius became master of the place, bc 516, he took away all their 100 gates of brass, and beat down their walls to 50 cubits; and now not a vestige of these immense fortifications remains, to mark the site of this once mighty city! "And I will punishª °¹ Belª in Babylon,ª and I will bring forthª ° out of his mouthª ¹ ¹ that which he hath swallowed up:ª and the nationsª shall not¹ flow togetherª ° any more¹ unto¹ him: yea,¹ the wallª of Babylonª shall fall.ª °" {Jer 51:44} + "Shoutª ° against¹ her round about:ª she hath givenª ° her hand:ª her foundationsª are fallen,ª ° her wallsª are thrown down:ª ° for¹ it¹ [is] the vengeanceª of the LORD:ª take vengeanceª ° upon her; as¹ she hath done,ª ° doª ° unto her." {Jer 50:15}

high gates:
"The mighty menª of Babylonª have forbornª ° to fight,ª ° they have remainedª ° in [their] holds:ª their mightª hath failed;ª ° they became¹ as women:ª they have burnedª ° her dwellingplaces;ª her barsª are broken.ª °" {Jer 51:30} + "Thus¹ saithª ° the LORDª to his anointed,ª to Cyrus,ª whose¹ right handª I have holden,ª ° to subdueª ° nationsª beforeª him; and I will looseª ° the loinsª of kings,ª to openª ° beforeª him the two leaved gates;ª and the gatesª shall not¹ be shut;ª ° ... I¹ will go² °¹ beforeª thee, and make² ° the crooked places² ° straight:ª °°°¹ I will break in piecesª ° the gatesª of brass,ª and cut in sunderª ° the barsª of iron:ª" {Isa 45:1-2}

the people:
"We would have healedª °¹ Babylon,ª but she is not¹ healed:ª ° forsakeª ° her, and let us go² °¹ every oneª into his own country:ª for¹ her judgmentª reachethª ° unto¹ heaven,ª and is lifted upª ° [even] to¹ the skies.ª" {Jer 51:9} + "And thou shalt say,ª ° Thus¹ shall Babylonª sink,ª ° and shall not¹ riseª ° fromª ¹ the evilª that¹ I¹ will bringª ° upon¹ her: and they shall be weary.ª ° Thus¹ far¹ [are] the wordsª of Jeremiah.ª" {Jer 51:64} + "[[A Songª of degreesª for Solomon.]]ª Except¹ ¹ the LORDª buildª ° the house,ª they labourª ° in vainª that buildª ° it: except¹ ¹ the LORDª keepª ° the city,ª the watchmanª ° wakethª ° [but] in vain.ª" {Psa 127:1} + "They shall not¹ labourª ° in vain,ª nor¹ bring forthª ° for trouble;ª for¹ they¹ [are] the seedª of the blessedª ° of the LORD,ª and their offspringª with¹ them." {Isa 65:23} + "Behold,¹ [is it] not¹ of¹ ¹ the LORDª of hostsª that the peopleª shall labourª ° in the veryª fire,ª and the peopleª shall wearyª ° themselves for veryª vanity?ª" {Hab 2:13}