Jeremiah 51:11

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¹¹“Sharpen the arrows,^(A)
    take up the shields!^(B)
The Lord has stirred up the kings^(C) of the Medes,^(D)
    because his purpose^(E) is to destroy Babylon.
The Lord will take vengeance,^(F)
    vengeance for his temple.^(G)

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Jeremiah 51:28

New International Version

²⁸Prepare the nations for battle against her—
the kings of the Medes,^(A)
their governors and all their officials,
and all the countries they rule.^(B)

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Daniel 5:30-31

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³⁰That very night Belshazzar,^(A) king^(B) of the Babylonians,^[a] was slain,^(C) ³¹and Darius^(D) the Mede^(E) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.^[b]

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Footnotes

Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.

Acts 2:8-9

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⁸Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? ⁹Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,^(A) Pontus^(B) and Asia,^[a]^(C)

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Acts 2:9 That is, the Roman province by that name

Revelation 14:8

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⁸A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’^[a]^(A) which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”^(B)

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Revelation 14:8 Isaiah 21:9

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Revelation 18:1-2

New International Version

Lament Over Fallen Babylon

18 After this I saw another angel^(A) coming down from heaven.^(B) He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.^(C) ²With a mighty voice he shouted:

“‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’^[a]^(D)
    She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,^(E)
    a haunt for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.^(F)