- against Babylon:
- "And all¹ the kingsª of the north,ª farª and near,ª oneª with¹ another,ª and all¹ the kingdomsª of the world,ª which¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth:ª and the kingª of Sheshachª shall drinkª° afterª them. ... Therefore thou shalt sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Drinkª° ye, and be drunken,ª° and spue,ª° and fall,ª° and riseª° no¹ more, becauseª¹ of the swordª which¹ I¹ will sendª° among¹ you." {Jer 25:26-27} + "And all¹ nationsª shall serveª° him, and his son,ª and his son'sª son,ª until¹ the very timeª of his landª come:ª° and then¹ manyª nationsª and greatª kingsª shall serveª° themselves of him.¹" {Jer 27:7} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª° against¹ Babylon,ª and against¹ them that dwellª° in the midstª of them that rise upª° against me, a destroyingª° wind;ª ... The LORDª of hostsª hath swornª° by himself,ª [saying], Surely¹¹ I will fillª° thee with men,ª as with caterpillers;ª and they shall lift upª° a shoutª against¹ thee." {Jer 51:1-14} + "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} + "The burdenª of Babylon,ª which¹ Isaiahª the sonª of Amozª did see.ª° ... I¹ have commandedª° my sanctified ones,ª° I have also¹ calledª° my mighty onesª for mine anger,ª [even] them that rejoiceª in my highness.ª" {Isa 13:1-3} + "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} + "The burdenª of the desertª of the sea.ª As whirlwindsª in the southª pass²° through;¹ [so] it comethª° from the desert,ª¹ from a terribleª° land.ª¹ ... O my threshing,ª and the cornª of my floor:ª that which¹ I have heardª° of¹¹ the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel,ª have I declaredª° unto you." {Isa 21:1-10} + "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 ... Thus¹ shall they be¹ unto thee with whom¹ thou hast laboured,ª° [even] thy merchants,ª° from thy youth:ª¹ they shall wanderª° every oneª to his quarter;ª none¹ shall saveª° thee." {Isa 47:1-15} + "Yea¹ also, because¹ he transgressethª° by wine,ª [he is] a proudª man,ª neither¹ keepeth at home,ª° who¹ enlargethª° his desireª as hell,ª and [is] as death,ª and cannot¹ be satisfied,ª° but gatherethª° unto¹ him all¹ nations,ª and heapethª° unto¹ him all¹ people:ª ... But the LORDª [is] in his holyª temple:ª let all¹ the earthª keep silenceª° beforeª¹ him." {Hab 2:5-20} + "Andª afterª these thingsª I sawª° anotherª angelª come downª° fromª heaven,ª havingª° greatª power;ª andª the¹ earthª was lightenedª° withª his²¹ glory.ª ... Andª inª herª was foundª° the bloodª of prophets,ª andª of saints,ª andª of allª that were slainª° uponª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 18:1-24}
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