OLD TESTAMENT

Jeremiah 51:1

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The LORD says: “Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Lebkamai, a destroying wind.

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Verse 1. Thereof. Hebrew leb kamai, “of the heart, rising up against me.” Bible.—Many take Leb-kamai to be the enigmatical name of the Chaldees, by a secret combination of letters, (Kimchi. Grot.) as if they were not clearly designated in the sequel. Calmet.—The prophet expresses more pointedly what he had declared in the preceding chapter. Worthington.

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