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{Revelation 18:21} And 2532 a 1520 mighty 2478 angel 32 took up 142 z5656 a stone 3037 like 5613 a great 3173 millstone, 3458 and 2532 cast 906 z5627 [it] into 1519 the x3588 sea, 2281 saying, 3004 z5723 Thus 3779 with violence 3731 shall y906 z0 that great 3173 city 4172 Babylon 897 be thrown down, 906 z5701 and 2532 shall be found 2147 z5686 no more y3364 at all. 2089 x3364
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This was to represent the violence of her fall, and that she should never rise again; which is further illustrated by varied emphatic expressions taken from the ancient prophets. But Rome is still standing and flourishing, and honoured by many nations as the metropolis of the Christian world; she still resounds with singers and musicians; she still excels in arts, which serve for pomp and luxury; she still abounds with candles, and lamps, and torches, burning even by day, as well as by night; and consequently this prophecy has not been, but remains to fulfilled.
Thus:
"The depthsª have coveredª° them: they sankª° into the bottomª asª a stone.ª" {Exd 15:5} + "And thou didst divideª° the seaª beforeª them, so that they went throughª° the midstª of the seaª on the dry land;ª and their persecutorsª° thou threwestª° into the deeps,ª as¹ a stoneª into the mightyª waters.ª" {Neh 9:11} + "And it shall be,¹ when thou hast made an endª° of readingª°¹ this¹ book,ª [that] thou shalt bindª° a stoneª to¹ it, and castª° it into¹ the midstª of Euphrates: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 51:63-64}
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"Andª the voiceª of harpers,ª andª musicians,ª andª of pipers,ª andª trumpeters,ª shall be heardª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee;ª and² noª² craftsman,ª of whatsoeverª craftª [he be], shall be foundª° any moreª¹ inª thee;ª andª the soundª of a millstoneª shall be heardª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee;ª" {Rev 18:22} + "Andª prevailedª° not;ª neitherª was²° their²¹ placeª foundª° any moreª inª heaven.ª" {Rev 12:8} + "Andª everyª islandª fled away,ª° andª the mountainsª were²° notª found.ª°" {Rev 16:20} + "Andª I sawª° a greatª whiteª throne,ª andª him that satª° onª it,ª fromª whoseª faceª the¹ earthª andª the¹ heavenª fled away;ª° andª there was foundª° noª placeª for them.ª" {Rev 20:11} + "He shall fly awayª° as a dream,ª and shall not¹ be found:ª° yea, he shall be chased awayª° as a visionª of the night.ª" {Job 20:8} + "Yet he passed away,ª° and, lo,¹ he [was] not:¹ yea, I soughtª° him, but he could not¹ be found.ª°" {Psa 37:36} + "I will makeª° thee a terror,ª and thou [shalt be] no¹ [more]: though thou be sought for,ª° yet shalt thou neverª¹ be foundª° again,¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 26:21} + "Then he shall turnª° his faceª toward the fortª of his own land:ª but he shall stumbleª° and fall,ª° and not¹ be found.ª°" {Dan 11:19}

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