- the fortress:
- "For¹ he bringeth downª° them that dwellª° on high;ª the loftyª° city,ª he layeth it low;ª° he layeth it low,ª° [even] to¹ the ground;ª he bringethª° it [even] to¹ the dust.ª" {Isa 26:5} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª The broadª wallsª of Babylonª shall be utterly²° broken,ª° and her highª gatesª shall be burnedª° with fire;ª and the peopleª shall labourª° in vain,ª and the folkª in² the fire,ª and they shall be weary.ª°" {Jer 51:58} + "And thou shalt say,ª° Thus¹ shall Babylonª sink,ª° and shall not¹ riseª° fromª¹ the evilª that¹ I¹ will bringª° upon¹ her: and they shall be weary.ª° Thus¹ far¹ [are] the wordsª of Jeremiah.ª" {Jer 51:64} + "(Forª the¹ weaponsª of ourª warfareª [are] notª carnal,ª butª mightyª through Godª toª the pulling downª of strong holds;)ª ... Casting downª° imaginations,ª andª everyª high thingª that exalteth itselfª° againstª the¹ knowledgeª of God,ª andª bringing into captivityª° everyª thoughtª toª the¹ obedienceª of Christ;ª" {2Co 10:4-5} + "By faithª the¹ wallsª of Jerichoª fell down,ª° after they were compassed²° aboutª¹ sevenª days.²¹" {Hbr 11:30} + "Andª aª mightyª angelª took upª° a stoneª likeª a greatª millstone,ª andª castª° [it] intoª the¹ sea,ª saying,ª° Thusª with violenceª shall²° that greatª cityª Babylonª be thrown down,ª° andª shall be foundª° no more² at all.ª¹" {Rev 18:21}
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