- of the city:
- "The voiceª of them that fleeª° and escape¹ out² of the landª¹ of Babylon,ª to declareª° in Zionª¹ the vengeanceª of the LORDª our God,ª the vengeanceª of his temple.ª" {Jer 50:28} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª The childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Judahª [were] oppressedª° together:ª and all¹ that took them captivesª° held them fast;ª° they refusedª° to let them go.ª° ... Their Redeemerª° [is] strong;ª the LORDª of hostsª [is] his name:ª he shall throughly²° pleadª°¹ their cause,ª that¹ he may give restª°¹ to the land,ª and disquietª° the inhabitantsª° of Babylon.ª" {Jer 50:33-34} + "And I will renderª° unto Babylonª and to all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Chaldeaª¹ all¹ their evilª that¹ they have doneª° in Zionª in your sight,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 51:24} + "Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylonª hath devouredª° me, he hath crushedª° me, he hath madeª° me an emptyª vessel,ª he hath swallowed me upª° like a dragon,ª he hath filledª° his bellyª with my delicates,ª¹ he hath cast me out.ª° ... And Babylonª shall become¹ heaps,ª a dwellingplaceª for dragons,ª an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 51:34-37}
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