Theodoret of Cyrus
Patristic
c. A.D. 393–457
“He calls Babylon a mountain because of the preeminence of its power. He calls it corrupt because of its ungodliness and wickedness.”
The interpretation timeline
Jer 51:25
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jer 51:25 · Douay-Rheims
“Behold I come against thee, thou destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which corruptest the whole earth: and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and will roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
457
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
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