In most cases the biblical prophets were very well informed and fully connected to political realities on the international scene. Babel represents the background of many chapters of the book of the prophet Jeremiah and at the same time constitutes the principal instrument for the accomplishment of divine punishment. The study aims to analyze the abundance of the themes and verbal models found in the book of the prophet Jeremiah in the description of the methods of punishment. Although the misdeeds of Israel and Judea are underlined several times in the prophetic writing, the most serious accusation against Babel is that of arrogance, associated with drunkenness and sickness, the biblical text offering us many elements that suggest the guilt of Babel.
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