ESV Reformation Study Bible – Jer 25:26
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Jer 25:26

25:26 Babylon. In Hebrew “Sheshach.” This word is an allusion to Babylon based on the word “Babel,” using a familiar code that substitutes for each consonant the corresponding one from the alphabet written in reverse. In English, ABC would become ZYX.