- Babylon:
- "By¹ the riversª of Babylon,ª there¹ we sat down,ª° yea,¹ we wept,ª° when we rememberedª°¹ Zion.ª" {Psa 137:1} + "O daughterª of Babylon,ª who art to be destroyed;ª° happyª [shall he be], that rewardethª°¹ thee as¹¹ thou hast servedª°²¹ us. ... Happyª [shall he be], that takethª°¹ and dashethª°¹ thy little onesª against¹ the stones.ª" {Psa 137:8-9} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° that all¹ that¹ [is] in thine house,ª and that which¹ thy fathersª have laid up in storeª° unto¹ this¹ day,ª shall be carriedª° into Babylon:ª nothingª¹ shall be left,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª ... And of thy sonsª¹ that¹ shall issueª° from¹ thee, which¹ thou shalt beget,ª° shall they take away;ª° and they shall be¹ eunuchsª in the palaceª of the kingª of Babylon.ª" {2Kg 20:17-18} + "The burdenª of Babylon,ª which¹ Isaiahª the sonª of Amozª did see.ª° ... And the wild beasts of the islandsª shall cryª° in their desolate houses,ª and dragonsª in [their] pleasantª palaces:ª and her timeª [is] nearª to come,ª° and her daysª shall not¹ be prolonged.ª°" {Isa 13:1-22} + "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° ... He who smoteª° the peopleª in wrathª with a continual²² stroke,ª¹¹ he that ruledª° the nationsª in anger,ª is persecuted,ª [and] noneª hindereth.ª°" {Isa 14:4-6} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:9} + "The wordª that¹ the LORDª spakeª° against¹ Babylonª [and] against¹ the landª of the Chaldeansª byª Jeremiahª the prophet.ª ... 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 50:1-51:64} + "The kingª answeredª° unto Daniel,ª and said,ª° Ofª a truthª [it is], thatª your Godª [is] a Godª of gods,ª and a Lordª of kings,ª and a revealerª° of secrets,ª seeing¹ thou couldestª° revealª° thisª secret.ª ... Thenª the kingª made²° Daniel² a great man,ª°¹ and gaveª° him manyª greatª gifts,ª and made him rulerª° overª the wholeª provinceª of Babylon,ª and chiefª of the governorsª overª allª the wiseª [men] of Babylon.ª" {Dan 2:47-48} + "The kingª spake,ª° and said,ª° Is notª thisª² greatª Babylon,ª that¹ Iª have builtª° for the houseª of the kingdomª by the mightª of my power,ª and for the honourª of my majesty?ª" {Dan 4:30} + "Andª uponª her²¹ foreheadª [was] a nameª written,ª° MYSTERY,ª BABYLONª THE¹ GREAT,ª THE¹ MOTHERª OF HARLOTSª ANDª ABOMINATIONSª OF THE¹ EARTH.ª" {Rev 17:5} + "Andª he criedª° mightilyª¹ with² a strongª voice,ª saying,ª° Babylonª the¹ greatª is fallen,ª° is fallen,ª° andª is becomeª° the habitationª of devils,ª andª the holdª of everyª foulª spirit,ª andª a cageª of everyª uncleanª andª hatefulª° bird.ª" {Rev 18:2}
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