- the praise:
- "How¹ is the cityª of praiseª not¹ left,ª° the cityª of my joy!ª" {Jer 49:25} + "How¹ is the hammerª of the whole¹ earthª cut asunderª° and broken!ª° how¹ is Babylonª become¹ a desolationª among the nations!ª" {Jer 50:23} + "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" {Isa 13:19} + "That thou shalt take upª° this¹ proverbª against¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and say,ª° How¹ hath the oppressorª° ceased!ª° the golden cityª ceased!ª°" {Isa 14:4} + "And wheresoeverª¹ the childrenª of menª dwell,ª° the beastsª of the fieldª and the fowlsª of the heavenª hath he givenª° into thine hand,ª and hath made thee rulerª° over them all.ª Thouª [art] this¹ headª of¹ gold.ª" {Dan 2:38} + "It¹ [is] thou,ª O king,ª that¹ art grownª° and become strong:ª° for thy greatnessª is grown,ª° and reachethª° unto heaven,ª and thy dominionª to the endª of the earth.ª" {Dan 4:22} + "The kingª spake,ª° and said,ª° Is notª thisª² greatª Babylon,ª that¹ Iª have builtª° for the houseª of the kingdomª by the mightª of my power,ª and for the honourª of my majesty?ª" {Dan 4:30} + "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 ... In the same hourª came forthª° fingersª of¹ a man'sª hand,ª and wroteª° over againstª the candlestickª uponª the plaisterª of¹ the wallª of¹ the king'sª palace:ª and the kingª sawª° the partª of the handª that¹ wrote.ª°" {Dan 5:4-5} + "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° ... Andª they castª° dustª onª their²¹ heads,ª andª cried,ª° weepingª° andª wailing,ª° saying,ª° Alas,ª alas,ª that greatª city,ª whereinªª were made richª° allª that hadª° shipsª inª the¹ seaª by reason ofª her²¹ costliness!ª forª in oneª hourª is she made desolate.ª°" {Rev 18:10-19}
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