...pleasant places.— I will also make it a possession fur the l-iuem, *nd pools of wftjHf^ and,I.iiiH sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts." In accordance with this denunciation, Babylon soon ceased to be a royal city. The kings of Persia,...

...Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. I will also make it a possession for the bittern,...the Lord of hosts. " The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand...

...LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, am nephew, saith the LOFD. 23 n to the ground ; he bringeth it even to the dust. 6 The foot shall tread i 1 will sweep it with the hesorn of destruction saith the Ixmn of hosts. 24 t The LORD of hosts hath...

...fulfilled : / will cut off from Babylon the name — I will make it a possession for the bittern, and pool* of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of'hotts.^ I myself, saith the Lord, will examine with a jealous eye, to see if there be any remains...

...and starting large flocks of bitterns. This put me in mind of the following passage in Isaiah.—" I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of scorpions which are in the midst of it." Many writers imagine the Birs is the ruin spoken of by the...

...their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces.JI shall also make it a possession ot the bittern, and pools of water ; and I will sweep...saith the Lord of hosts. The lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand....

...and remnant, I i. ..... .... and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. And I will' make it a possess! TI for the bittern, and pools of water : and I will sweep...the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts." — " And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when...

...cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith ihe LORD. S3 I will a!so mak* it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it wilh the besom of destruction, sailh the 1мяп of hosts. 2-1 V'l'he LoRDofhostshathsworn,saying,...

...LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. I will also make it a possession for the bittern,...the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before...

...LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23 s 24 f The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and...