Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Upon the walls of Babylon set up the standard, strengthen the watch: set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both purposed, and done all that he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. the standard Jeremiah 46:3-5 Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle. . . . Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord. Isaiah 8:9,10 Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, and be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome. . . . Isaiah 13:2 Upon the dark mountain lift ye up a banner, exalt the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates. Joel 3:2,9-14 I will gather together all nations and will bring them down into the valley of Josaphat: and I will plead with them there for my people, and for my inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and have parted my land. . . . Nahum 2:1 He is come up that shall destroy before thy face, that shall keep the siege: watch the way, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy power exceedingly. Nahum 3:14,15 Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick. . . . ambushes [heb] liers in wait Joshua 8:14 And when the king of Hai saw this, he made haste in the morning, and went out with all the army of the city, and set it in battle array, toward the desert, not knowing that there lay an ambush behind his back. the Lord hath both Jeremiah 51:11,29 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. . . . Lamentations 2:17 Ain. The Lord hath done that which he purposed, he hath fulfilled his word, which he commanded in the days of old: he hath destroyed, and hath not spared, and he hath caused the enemy to rejoice over thee, and hath set up the horn of thy adversaries. Context The Judgment on Babylon…11Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. 12Upon the walls of Babylon set up the standard, strengthen the watch: set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both purposed, and done all that he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, rich in treasures, thy end is come for thy entire destruction.… Cross References Isaiah 13:2 Upon the dark mountain lift ye up a banner, exalt the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates. Jeremiah 4:28 The Earth shall mourn, and the heavens shall lament from above: because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I have not repented, neither am I turned away from it. Jeremiah 23:20 The wrath of the Lord shall not return till he execute it, and till he accomplish the thought of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand his counsel. Jeremiah 50:2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish it, lift up a standard: proclaim, and conceal it not: say: Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is overthrown, their graven things are confounded, their idols are overthrown. Jeremiah 50:25 The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his wrath: for the Lord the God of hosts hath a work to be done in the land of the Chaldeans. Jeremiah 51:27 Set ye up a standard in the land: sound with the trumpet among the nations: prepare the nations against her: call together against her the kings of Ararat, Menni, and Ascenez: number Taphsar against her, bring the horse as the stinging locust. Jeremiah 51:29 And the land shall be in a commotion, and shall be troubled: for the design of the Lord against Babylon shall awake, to make the land of Babylon desert and uninhabitable. Lexicon Raiseשְׂאוּ־ (śə·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take a banner נֵ֗ס (nês) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5251: A flag, a sail, a flagstaff, a signal, a token against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the walls חוֹמֹ֨ת (ḥō·w·mōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection of Babylon; בָּבֶ֜ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city post הַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ (ha·ḥă·zî·qū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the guard; הַמִּשְׁמָ֔ר (ham·miš·mār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4929: Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance station הָקִ֙ימוּ֙ (hā·qî·mū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand the watchmen; שֹֽׁמְרִ֔ים (šō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to prepare הָכִ֖ינוּ (hā·ḵî·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect the ambush. הָאֹֽרְבִ֑ים (hā·’ō·rə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 693: To lie in wait For כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has both גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and devised זָמַ֣ם (zā·mam) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2161: To consider, purpose, devise and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and accomplished עָשָׂ֕ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He spoke דִּבֶּ֖ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the people יֹשְׁבֵ֥י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Babylon. בָבֶֽל׃ (ḇā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city Additional Translations Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD has both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both purposed and done that which he spake concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. Lift up a standard on the walls of Babylon, prepare the quivers, rouse the guards, prepare the weapons: for the Lord has taken the work in hand, and will execute what he has spoken against the inhabitants of Babylon, Lift up a banner towards the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Yahweh has both purposed and done that which he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. Unto the walls of Babylon lift up an ensign, Strengthen the watch, Establish the watchers, prepare the ambush, For Jehovah hath both devised and done that which He spake, Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. 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