- shall not:
- "And Babylonª shall become¹ heaps,ª a dwellingplaceª for dragons,ª an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 51:37} + "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} + "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 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 ... 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 13:19-22} + "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}
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