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ba.vel H894

בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) means “Babylon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל Hebrew · H894 262 tagged occurrences in 233 verses

Pronunciation guide: baw-bel' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0894

בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · ba.vel · Babylon

§ Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)" Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H1101 (בָּלַל); confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

KJV glosses: Babel, Babylon.

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How translators render H894

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
of babylon 137
to babylon 44
babylon 33
from babylon 11
in babylon 10
of babylons 4
against babylon 2
and babylon 2
babylons 2
over babylon 2
are in babylon 1
away to babylon 1
babel 1
because of babylon 1
comes from babylon 1
o babylon 1
people from babylon 1
where 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
of babylon 148
to babylon 19
from babylon 12
against babylon 9
babylon 8
him to babylon 8
of babylons 8
into babylon 6
unto babylon 6
upon babylon 4
and babylon 3
in babylon 3
them to babylon 3
at babylon 2
how is babylon 2
of them to babylon 2
with him in babylon 2
with me into babylon 2
and the babylonians 1
babel 1
by babylon 1
for babylon 1
not to babylon 1
o babylon 1
of the babylonians 1
on babylon 1
so at babylon 1
the babylonians 1
them with him to babylon 1
though babylon 1
thus shall babylon 1
was babel 1
with me from babylon 1

Verses containing H894

Page 3 of 5. 233 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Jeremiah 29:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’

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  2. Jeremiah 29:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”

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  3. Jeremiah 32:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.

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  4. Jeremiah 32:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

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  5. Jeremiah 32:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.

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  6. Jeremiah 32:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.’”

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  7. Jeremiah 32:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it.

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  8. Jeremiah 32:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now therefore, about this city of which you say, ‘It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword and famine and plague,’ this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:

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  9. Jeremiah 34:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities.

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  10. Jeremiah 34:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

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  11. Jeremiah 34:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.

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  12. Jeremiah 34:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.

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  13. Jeremiah 34:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.

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  14. Jeremiah 35:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”

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  15. Jeremiah 36:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’

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  16. Jeremiah 37:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

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  17. Jeremiah 37:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

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  18. Jeremiah 37:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?

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  19. Jeremiah 38:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be delivered into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”

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  20. Jeremiah 38:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.

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  21. Jeremiah 38:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”

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  22. Jeremiah 38:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’

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  23. Jeremiah 38:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”

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  24. Jeremiah 39:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.

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  25. Jeremiah 39:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

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  26. Jeremiah 39:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.

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  27. Jeremiah 39:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.

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  28. Jeremiah 39:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

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  29. Jeremiah 39:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.

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  30. Jeremiah 39:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,

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  31. Jeremiah 39:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon

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  32. Jeremiah 40:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.

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  33. Jeremiah 40:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”

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  34. Jeremiah 40:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.

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  35. Jeremiah 40:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,

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  36. Jeremiah 40:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.

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  37. Jeremiah 40:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,

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  38. Jeremiah 41:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.

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  39. Jeremiah 41:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

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  40. Jeremiah 42:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.

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  41. Jeremiah 43:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”

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  42. Jeremiah 43:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

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  43. Jeremiah 44:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”

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  44. Jeremiah 46:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:

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  45. Jeremiah 46:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:

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  46. Jeremiah 46:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.

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  47. Jeremiah 49:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!

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  48. Jeremiah 49:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.

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  49. Jeremiah 50:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:

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  50. Jeremiah 50:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’

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