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- "For¹ out of the northª¹ there cometh upª° a nationª against¹ her, which¹ shall makeª°¹ her landª desolate,ª and none¹ shall¹ dwellª° therein: they shall remove,ª° they shall depart,ª° both manª¹ and beast.ª" {Jer 50:3} + "Because of the wrathª¹ of the LORDª it shall not¹ be inhabited,ª° but it shall be¹ wholly¹ desolate:ª every one¹ that goethª° by¹ Babylonª shall be astonished,ª° and hissª° at¹ all¹ her plagues.ª" {Jer 50:13} + "How¹ is the hammerª of the whole¹ earthª cut asunderª° and broken!ª° how¹ is Babylonª become¹ a desolationª among the nations!ª" {Jer 50:23} + "Therefore¹ the wild beasts of the desertª with¹ the wild beasts of the islandsª shall dwellª° [there], and the owlsªª shall dwellª° therein: and it shall be no¹ more¹ inhabitedª° for ever;ª neither¹ shall it be dwelt²° in¹ from¹ generationª to generation.ª ... As Godª overthrewª¹ Sodomª and Gomorrahª and the neighbourª [cities] thereof, saithª° the LORD;ª [so] shall no¹ manª abideª° there,¹ neither¹ shall any sonª of manª dwellª° therein." {Jer 50:39-40} + "Therefore¹ hearª° ye the counselª of the LORD,ª that¹ he hath takenª° against¹ Babylon;ª and his purposes,ª that¹ he hath purposedª° against¹ the landª of the Chaldeans:ª Surely¹¹ the leastª of the flockª shall draw them out:ª° surely¹¹ he shall make [their] habitationª desolateª° with¹ them." {Jer 50:45} + "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} + "Then shalt thou say,ª° O LORD,ª thou¹ hast spokenª° against¹ this¹ place,ª to cut it off,ª° that none¹ shall¹ remainª° in it, neither manª¹ nor¹ beast,ª but¹ that it shall be¹ desolateª for ever.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 51:62-64} + "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} + "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 14:23} + "For¹ the watersª of Nimrimª shall be¹ desolate:ª for¹ the hayª is withered away,ª° the grassª faileth,ª° there is¹ no¹ green thing.ª" {Isa 15:6} + "In the yearª that Tartanª cameª° unto Ashdod,ª (when Sargonª the kingª of Assyriaª sentª° him,) and foughtª° against Ashdod,ª and tookª° it; ... And the inhabitantª° of this¹ isleª shall sayª° in that¹ day,ª Behold,¹ suchª [is] our expectation,ª whither¹¹ we fleeª° for helpª to be deliveredª° fromª¹ the kingª of Assyria:ª and how¹ shall we¹ escape?ª°" {Isa 20:1-6} + "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} + "I will makeª° thee perpetualª desolations,ª and thy citiesª shall not¹ return:ª°²° and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 35:9}
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