- and thou wast:
- "Babylonª is suddenlyª fallenª° and destroyed:ª° howlª° for¹ her; takeª° balmª for her pain,ª if so be¹ she may be healed.ª°" {Jer 51:8} + "One postª° shall runª° to meetª° another,ª° and one messengerª° to meetª° another,ª° to shewª° the kingª of Babylonª that¹ his cityª is takenª° at [one] end,ª¹ ... In their heatª I will makeª°¹ their feasts,ª and I will make them drunken,ª° that¹ they may rejoice,ª° and sleepª° a perpetualª sleep,ª and not¹ wake,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 51:31-39} + "And I will make drunkª° her princes,ª and her wiseª [men], her captains,ª and her rulers,ª and her mighty men:ª and they shall sleepª° a perpetualª sleep,ª and not¹ wake,ª° saithª° the King,ª whose nameª [is] the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Jer 51:57} + "Therefore¹¹ are my loinsª filledª° with pain:ª pangsª have taken holdª° upon me, as the pangsª of a woman that travaileth:ª° I was bowed downª° at the hearingª°¹ [of it]; I was dismayedª° at the seeingª°¹ [of it]. ... Prepareª° the table,ª watchª° in the watchtower,ª eat,ª° drink:ª° arise,ª° ye princes,ª [and] anointª° the shield.ª" {Isa 21:3-5} + "In that nightª was Belshazzarª the kingª of the Chaldeansª slain.ª° ... And Dariusª the Medianª tookª° the kingdom,ª [being] about threescoreª and twoª yearsª old.ª" {Dan 5:30-31} + "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 ... Thereforeªª shall²° her²¹ plaguesª comeª° inª oneª day,ª death,ª andª mourning,ª andª famine;ª andª she shall be utterly burnedª° withª fire:ª forª strongª [is] the Lordª Godª who² judgethª° her.ª" {Rev 18:7-8}
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