Lux Domini
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyTruthJudgment

Glossary

Babylon Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.

City People

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.