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Jeremiah 51:59

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59 The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain.

Commentary

 

Host

  
Battle of Solferino, by Carlo Bossoli Carlo Bossoli

A host and an army come from the same Hebrew word and mean the same thing in Bible. Its meaning is closely tied to the need for battle.