Jeremiah 51:26

26 "They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be ¹desolate forever," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 51:26 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:26

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a
stone for foundations
Signifying that it should be so utterly consumed by fire, that there should not be a stone left fit to be put into any new building, especially to be a corner or a foundation stone. The Targum understands it figuratively,

``and they shall not take of thee a king for a kingdom, and a ruler for government:''

but thou shall be desolate for ever, saith the Lord;
see ( Jeremiah 50:39 Jeremiah 50:40 ) .

Jeremiah 51:26 In-Context

24 "But I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all their evil that they have done in Zion before your eyes," declares the LORD .

25 "Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, Who destroys the whole earth," declares the LORD , "And I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the crags, And I will make you a burnt out mountain.

26 "They will not take from you even a stone for a corner Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever," declares the LORD .

27 Lift up a signal in the land, Blow a trumpet among the nations! Consecrate the nations against her, Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz; Appoint a marshal against her, Bring up the horses like bristly locusts.

28 Consecrate the nations against her, The kings of the Medes, Their governors and all their prefects, And every land of their dominion.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 13:19-22; Jeremiah 50:13; Jeremiah 51:29