- the lofty:
- "And the fortressª of the high fortª of thy wallsª shall he bring down,ª° lay low,ª° [and] bringª° to the ground,ª [even] to¹ the dust.ª" {Isa 25:12} + "When it shall hail,ª° coming downª° on the forest;ª and the cityª shall be lowª° in a low place.ª" {Isa 32:19} + "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" {Isa 47:1} + "Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ thee, [O thou] most proud,ª saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts:ª for¹ thy dayª is come,ª° the timeª [that] I will visitª° thee. ... And the most proudª shall stumbleª° and fall,ª° and none¹ shall raise him up:ª° and I will kindleª° a fireª in his cities,ª and it shall devourª° all¹ round aboutª him." {Jer 50:31-32} + "Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ thee, O destroyingª mountain,ª saithª° the LORD,ª which destroyestª°¹ all¹ the earth:ª and I will stretch outª°¹ mine handª upon¹ thee, and roll thee downª° from¹ the rocks,ª and will makeª° thee a burntª mountain.ª ... And they shall not¹ takeª° of¹ thee a stoneª for a corner,ª nor a stoneª for foundations;ª but¹ thou shalt be¹ desolateª for ever,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 51:25-26} + "And Babylonª shall become¹ heaps,ª a dwellingplaceª for dragons,ª an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 51:37} + "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} + "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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