Sheshach in the Bible

A symbolical name, apparently applied to the city of Babylon

• Jeremiah 25:26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
• Jeremiah 51:41 How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

⇒Bible Encyclopedia for SHESHACH.

⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Sheshach.