Jeremiah 51:26

26 They will never remove a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you. You will be a wasteland 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 I will repay Babylon and all its inhabitants for the terrible things they have done to Zion in your sight, declares the LORD.

25 I'm against you, you mountain of destruction, declares the LORD, you destroyer of the whole earth! I will reach out against you; I will topple you from your heights; I will turn you into a rubbish heap.

26 They will never remove a cornerstone or a foundation stone from you. You will be a wasteland forever, declares the LORD.

27 Set up a flag in the land; sound the alarm among the nations! Prepare them for war against her; summon kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her; call up the troops, like swarms of locusts!

28 Prepare the nations for war against her, the kings of Media, its governors, all its officials, and all the countries they rule.