"Your motherª shall be soreª confounded;ª° she that bareª° you shall be ashamed:ª° behold,¹ the hindermostª of the nationsª [shall be] a wilderness,ª a dry land,ª and a desert.ª ... 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 50:12-13} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when seventyª yearsª are accomplished,ª° [that] I will punishª°¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and that¹ nation,ª saithª° the LORD,ª for¹ their iniquity,ª and the landª of the Chaldeans,ª and will makeª° it perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:12} + "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 51:26} + "And Babylonª shall become¹ heaps,ª a dwellingplaceª for dragons,ª an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª° ... They shall roarª° togetherª like lions:ª they shall yellª° as lions'ª whelps.ª" {Jer 51:37-38} + "Her citiesª are¹ a desolation,ª a dryª land,ª and a wilderness,ª a landª wherein¹ no¹¹ manª dwelleth,ª° neither¹ doth [any] sonª of manª passª° thereby.ª" {Jer 51:43} + "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} + "It shall neverª¹ be inhabited,ª° neither¹ shall it be dweltª° in from generationª to¹ generation:ª neither¹ shall the Arabianª pitch tentª° there;¹ neither¹ shall the shepherdsª° make their foldª° there.¹ ... And the wild beasts of the islandsª shall cryª° in their desolate houses,ª and dragonsª in [their] pleasantª palaces:ª and her timeª [is] nearª to come,ª° and her daysª shall not¹ be prolonged.ª°" {Isa 13:20-22} + "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} + "But the cormorantª and the bitternª shall possessª° it; the owlª also and the ravenª shall dwellª° in it: and he shall stretch outª° upon¹ it the lineª of confusion,ª and the stonesª of emptiness.ª ... And he¹ hath castª° the lotª for them, and his handª hath dividedª° it unto them by line:ª they shall possessª° it for² ever,ª¹ from generationª to generationª shall they dwellª° therein." {Isa 34:11-17} + "Andª he criedª° mightilyª¹ with² a strongª voice,ª saying,ª° Babylonª the¹ greatª is fallen,ª° is fallen,ª° andª is becomeª° the habitationª of devils,ª andª the holdª of everyª foulª spirit,ª andª a cageª of everyª uncleanª andª hatefulª° bird.ª" {Rev 18:2} + "Andª aª mightyª angelª took upª° a stoneª likeª a greatª millstone,ª andª castª° [it] intoª the¹ sea,ª saying,ª° Thusª with violenceª shall²° that greatª cityª Babylonª be thrown down,ª° andª shall be foundª° no more² at all.ª¹ ... 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 18:21-24} |
