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- After Babylon was taken by Cyrus, instead of being "the lady of kingdoms," the metropolis of a great empire, and mistress of all the East, it became subject to the Persians; and the imperial seat being removed to Susa, instead of having a king, it had only a deputy residing there, who governed it as a province of the Persian empire. "And thou saidst,ª° I shall be¹ a ladyª for ever:ª [so] that¹ thou didst not¹ layª° these¹ [things] to¹ thy heart,ª neither¹ didst rememberª° the latter endª of it." {Isa 47:7} + "And Babylon,ª the gloryª of kingdoms,ª the beautyª of the Chaldees'ª excellency,ª shall be¹ as when Godª overthrewª¹ Sodomª and Gomorrah.ª" {Isa 13:19} + "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°" {Isa 14:4} + "Thou,ª O king,ª [art] a kingª of kings:ª for¹ the Godª of heavenª hath givenª° thee a kingdom,ª power,ª and strength,ª and glory.ª ... And wheresoeverª¹ the childrenª of menª dwell,ª° the beastsª of the fieldª and the fowlsª of the heavenª hath he givenª° into thine hand,ª and hath made thee rulerª° over them all.ª Thouª [art] this¹ headª of¹ gold.ª" {Dan 2:37-38} + "Soª he carried²° me² awayª°¹ inª the spiritª intoª the wilderness:ª andª I sawª° a womanª sitª° uponª a scarlet colouredª beast,ª full¹ of²° namesª of blasphemy,ª havingª° sevenª headsª andª tenª horns.ª ... 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 17:3-5} + "Andª the¹ womanª whichª thou sawestª° isª° that greatª city,ª which² reignethªª° overª the¹ kingsª of the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 17:18} + "How muchª she hath glorifiedª° herself,ª andª lived deliciously,ª° so muchª tormentª andª sorrowª giveª° her:ª forª she saithª° inª her²¹ heart,ª I sitª° a queen,ª andª amª° noª widow,ª andª shall seeª° noª sorrow.ª" {Rev 18:7} + "Andª saying,ª° Alas,ª alas,ª that greatª city,ª that was clothed¹ in²° fine linen,ª andª purple,ª andª scarlet,ª andª deckedª° withª gold,ª andª preciousª stones,ª andª pearls!ª ... Andª they castª° dustª onª their²¹ heads,ª andª cried,ª° weepingª° andª wailing,ª° saying,ª° Alas,ª alas,ª that greatª city,ª whereinªª were made richª° allª that hadª° shipsª inª the¹ seaª by reason ofª her²¹ costliness!ª forª in oneª hourª is she made desolate.ª°" {Rev 18:16-19}
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