Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 51:58

58 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire , and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary .

Incredible things are told us by Historians of this great City. They say the compass of it was threescore Miles about. That her Walls were in height two hundred foot, in breadth such as two Chariots might drive a breast upon the top of them, that it had an hundred great Gates, many of them of Brass, God threatens the breaking down of these Walls, and the burning of these high Gates and Towers.

And that though the People should labour to quench this fire, or to rebuild this City, yet it should be all lost labour, and they should give over their enterprise, as being weary.

Marginal references: Or, the walls of broad Babylon.; Or, made naked.; Hab. 2.13.