- of Babylon:
- "That thou shalt take upª° this¹ proverbª against¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and say,ª° How¹ hath the oppressorª° ceased!ª° the golden cityª ceased!ª° ... I will also makeª° it a possessionª for the bittern,ª and poolsª of water:ª and I will sweepª° it with the besomª of destruction,ª° saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 14:4-23} + "The burdenª of the desertª of the sea.ª As whirlwindsª in the southª pass²° through;¹ [so] it comethª° from the desert,ª¹ from a terribleª° land.ª¹ ... O my threshing,ª and the cornª of my floor:ª that which¹ I have heardª° of¹¹ the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel,ª have I declaredª° unto you." {Isa 21:1-10} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª your redeemer,ª° the Holy Oneª of Israel;ª For your sake¹ I have sentª° to Babylon,ª and have brought downª° all¹ their nobles,ª and the Chaldeans,ª whose cryª [is] in the ships.ª" {Isa 43:14} + "Yet now¹ hear,ª° O Jacobª my servant;ª and Israel,ª whom I have chosen:ª° ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª that madeª° thee, and formedª° thee from the womb,ª¹ [which] will helpª° thee; Fearª° not,¹ O Jacob,ª my servant;ª and thou, Jesurun,ª whom I have chosen.ª°" {Isa 44:1-2} + "Come down,ª° and sitª° in¹ the dust,ª O virginª daughterª of Babylon,ª sitª° on the ground:ª [there is] no¹ throne,ª O daughterª of the Chaldeans:ª for¹ thou shalt no¹ moreª° be calledª° tenderª and delicate.ª ... Thus¹ shall they be¹ unto thee with whom¹ thou hast laboured,ª° [even] thy merchants,ª° from thy youth:ª¹ they shall wanderª° every oneª to his quarter;ª none¹ shall saveª° thee." {Isa 47:1-15} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when seventyª yearsª are accomplished,ª° [that] I will punishª°¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and that¹ nation,ª saithª° the LORD,ª for¹ their iniquity,ª and the landª of the Chaldeans,ª and will makeª° it perpetualª desolations.ª ... And all¹ the kingsª of the north,ª farª and near,ª oneª with¹ another,ª and all¹ the kingdomsª of the world,ª which¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth:ª and the kingª of Sheshachª shall drinkª° afterª them." {Jer 25:12-26} + "The wordª that¹ the LORDª spakeª° against¹ Babylonª [and] against¹ the landª of the Chaldeansª byª Jeremiahª the prophet.ª ... I will also break in piecesª° with thee the shepherdª° and his flock;ª and with thee will I break in piecesª° the husbandmanª and his yoke of oxen;ª and with thee will I break in piecesª° captainsª and rulers.ª" {Jer 50:1-51:23} + "PERES;ª° Thy kingdomª is divided,ª° and givenª° to the Medesª and Persians.ª ... So thisª Danielª prosperedª° in the reignª of Darius,ª and in the reignª of Cyrusª the Persian.ª" {Dan 5:28-6:28} + "Andª there cameª° oneª ofª the¹ sevenª angelsª which² hadª° the¹ sevenª vials,ª andª talkedª° withª me,ª sayingª° unto me,ª Come hither;ª° I will shewª° unto theeª the¹ judgmentª of the¹ greatª whoreª that sittethª° uponª manyª waters:ª ... Andª inª herª was foundª° the bloodª of prophets,ª andª of saints,ª andª of allª that were slainª° uponª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 17:1-18:24}
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