The Bible

Jeremiah 51:51

⁵¹ We are confounded, because we have heard reproach; confusion has covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of Yahweh's house.

Commentary

Medes

'The Medes,' as in Isaiah 8:17, signify people who are contrary to the truths and goods of the church.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 242)

The Bible

Isaiah 17:14

¹⁴ At evening, behold, terror! Before the morning, they are no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.