- The mighty:
- Accordingly, the Babylonians, after the loss of a battle or two, never recovered their courage to the face the enemy in the field, they retired within their walls; and the first time that Cyrus came with his army before the place he could not provoke them to venture forth, though he challenged the king to fight a duel with him; and the last time he came he consulted with his officers respecting the best mode of carrying on the siege "since," said he, "they do not come out to fight." "And that the passagesª are stopped,ª° and the reedsª they have burnedª° with fire,ª and the men²¹ of warª are affrighted.ª°" {Jer 51:32} + "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} + "Keriothª is taken,ª° and the strong holdsª are surprised,ª° and the mighty men'sª heartsª in Moabª at that¹ dayª shall be¹ as the heartª of a womanª in her pangs.ª°" {Jer 48:41} + "A swordª [is] upon¹ the liars;ª and they shall dote:ª° a swordª [is] upon¹ her mighty men;ª and they shall be dismayed.ª° ... A swordª [is] upon¹ their horses,ª and upon¹ their chariots,ª and upon¹ all¹ the mingled people²¹ that¹ [are] in the midstª of her; and they shall become¹ as women:ª a swordª [is] upon¹ her treasures;ª and they shall be robbed.ª°" {Jer 50:36-37} + "The stoutheartedªª are spoiled,ª° they have sleptª° their sleep:ª and none¹¹ of the men²¹ of mightª have foundª° their hands.ª" {Psa 76:5} + "Therefore¹¹ shall all¹ handsª be faint,ª° and every¹ man'sª heartª shall melt:ª° ... And they shall be afraid:ª° pangsª and sorrowsª shall take holdª° of them; they shall be in painª° as a woman that travaileth:ª° they shall be amazedª° oneª at¹ another;ª their facesª [shall be as] flames.ª¹" {Isa 13:7-8} + "In that¹ dayª shall Egyptª be¹ like unto women:ª and it shall be afraidª° and fearª° becauseª¹ of the shakingª of the handª of the LORDª of hosts,ª which¹ he¹ shakethª° over¹ it." {Isa 19:16} + "Behold,¹ thy peopleª in the midstª of thee [are] women:ª the gatesª of thy landª shall be set wide²° openª° unto thine enemies:ª° the fireª shall devourª° thy bars.ª" {Nah 3:13} + "Standingª° afar² offª¹ forª the¹ fearª of her²¹ torment,ª saying,ª° Alas,ª alas,ª that greatª cityª Babylon,ª that mightyª city!ª forª inª oneª hourª is²° thyª judgmentª come.ª°" {Rev 18:10}
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