Aphrahat the Persian Sage
Patristic
c. A.D. 270–346
“And with regard to Babylon Jeremiah said, Babylon shall fall and shall not rise. And behold! To this day it continues in desolation and will do so forever.”
The interpretation timeline
Jer 51:64
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jer 51:64 · Douay-Rheims
“And thou shalt say: Thus shall Babylon sink, and she shall not rise up from the affliction that I will bring upon her, and she shall be utterly destroyed. Thus far are the words of Jeremias.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
346
A.D.
457
A.D.
Theodoret of Cyrus
Patristic
c. A.D. 393–457
“The Lord ordered these things to happen to comfort the Judean captives so that, when they had learned about Babylon's capture and their own freedom, they might have as their consolation the hope of these good things.”
Modern · 1953 →
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