- the land:
- "Declareª° ye among the nations,ª and publish,ª° and set upª° a standard;ª publish,ª° [and] concealª° not:¹ say,ª° Babylonª is taken,ª° Belª is confounded,ª° Merodachª is broken in pieces;²°¹ her idolsª are confounded,ª° her imagesª are broken in pieces.ª°" {Jer 50:2} + "And I will punishª°¹ Belª in Babylon,ª and I will bring forthª° out of his mouthª¹¹ that which he hath swallowed up:ª and the nationsª shall not¹ flow togetherª° any more¹ unto¹ him: yea,¹ the wallª of Babylonª shall fall.ª°" {Jer 51:44} + "Therefore,¹ behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° that I will do judgmentª° upon¹ the graven imagesª of Babylon:ª and her whole¹ landª shall be confounded,ª° and all¹ her slainª shall fallª° in the midstª of her." {Jer 51:47} + "Wherefore,¹ behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will do judgmentª° upon¹ her graven images:ª and through all¹ her landª the woundedª shall groan.ª°" {Jer 51:52} + "Belª boweth down,ª° Neboª stoopeth,ª° their idolsª were¹ upon the beasts,ª and upon the cattle:ª your carriagesª [were] heavy loaden;ª° [they are] a burdenª to the wearyª [beast]. ... They bearª° him upon¹ the shoulder,ª they carryª° him, and set¹ him in his place,²°¹ and he standeth;ª° from his placeª¹ shall he not¹ remove:ª° yea,¹ [one] shall cryª° unto¹ him, yet can he not¹ answer,ª° nor¹ saveª° him out of his trouble.ª¹" {Isa 46:1-7} + "Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª madeª° an imageª of¹ gold,ª whose heightª [was] threescoreª cubits,ª [and] the breadthª thereof sixª cubits:ª he set it upª° in the plainª of Dura,ª in the provinceª of Babylon.ª ... Thenª the kingª promotedª° Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego,ª in the provinceª of Babylon.ª" {Dan 3:1-30} + "They drankª° wine,ª and praisedª° the godsª of gold,ª and of silver,ª of brass,ª of iron,ª of wood,ª and of stone.ª" {Dan 5:4} + "What¹ profitethª° the graven imageª that¹ the makerª° thereof hath gravenª° it; the molten image,ª and a teacherª° of lies,ª that¹ the makerª° of his workª trustethª° therein,¹ to makeª° dumbª idols?ª ... Woeª unto him that saithª° to the wood,ª Awake;ª° to the dumbª stone,ª Arise,ª° it¹ shall teach!ª° Behold,¹ it¹ [is] laid²° over¹ with goldª and silver,ª and [there is] no¹ breathª at all¹ in the midstª of it." {Hab 2:18-19} + "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 17:5}
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