Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 51:31

31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end .

We have had occasion once and again to recite what we have in Civil Historians about the taking of Babylon by Cyrus, viz. That it was taken by surprize, by the Median Emperours unexpected diverting the River E[illegible: 1 letter]phrates by divers Channels which he cut; as also that Babylon was a very vast City, the greatness of which might admit of Post, and Messengers from one end of the City to another to acquaint the King what was done at the other end of the City in which himself was Resident, and it is said that the King of Babylon when his City was taken, did not know of his danger until the Enemy had entred the City.