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Isaiah 13:20
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Isaiah 13:20
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20 It will never be inhabited
or lived in for all generations;
Arabs will not pitch their tents there;
shepherds will not make their flocks lie down there.(A)
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Isaiah 13:20
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Isaiah 13:20
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Isaiah 13:20
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20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
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Jeremiah 51:43
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Jeremiah 51:43
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43 Her cities have become an object of horror,
a land of drought and a desert,
a land in which no one lives
and through which no mortal passes.(A)
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Jeremiah 51:43
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Jeremiah 51:43
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Jeremiah 51:43
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43 Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.
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Isaiah 14:23
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Isaiah 14:23
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23 And I will make it a possession of the screech owl[a] and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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- 14.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Isaiah 14:23
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Isaiah 14:23
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Isaiah 14:23
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23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Revelation 18:21-23
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Revelation 18:21-23
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21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
“With such violence Babylon the great city
will be thrown down
and will be found no more;(A)
22 and the sound of harpists and entertainers and of flutists and trumpeters
will be heard in you no more,
and an artisan of any trade
will be found in you no more,
and the sound of the millstone
will be heard in you no more,(B)
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and the voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for your merchants were the magnates of the earth,
and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.(C)
Revelation 18:21-23
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Revelation 18:21-23
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The Finality of Babylon’s Doom
21 Then a mighty angel(A) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(B) and said:
“With such violence
the great city(C) of Babylon will be thrown down,
never to be found again.
22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
will never be heard in you again.(D)
No worker of any trade
will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
will never be heard in you again.(E)
23 The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
will never be heard in you again.(F)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.(G)
By your magic spell(H) all the nations were led astray.
Revelation 18:21-23
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Revelation 18:21-23
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21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
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Jeremiah 51:62-64
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Jeremiah 51:62-64
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62 and say, ‘O Lord, you yourself threatened to destroy this place so that neither humans nor animals shall live in it, and it shall be desolate forever.’(A) 63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it, and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,(B) 64 and say, ‘Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disasters that I am bringing on her.’ ”[a]
Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.(C)
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- 51.64 Gk: Heb on her. And they shall weary themselves
Jeremiah 51:62-64
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Jeremiah 51:62-64
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62 Then say, ‘Lord, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate(A) forever.’ 63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.(B) 64 Then say, ‘So will Babylon sink to rise no more(C) because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people(D) will fall.’”(E)
The words of Jeremiah end(F) here.
Jeremiah 51:62-64
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Jeremiah 51:62-64
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62 Then shalt thou say, O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
64 And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
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Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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37 and Babylon shall become a heap of ruins,
a den of jackals,
an object of horror and of hissing,
without inhabitant.(A)
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Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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37 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
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Jeremiah 51:29
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Jeremiah 51:29
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29 The land trembles and writhes,
for the Lord’s purposes against Babylon stand,
to make the land of Babylon a desolation,
without inhabitant.(A)
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Jeremiah 51:29
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Jeremiah 51:29
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Jeremiah 51:29
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29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
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Jeremiah 51:25
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Jeremiah 51:25
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25 I am against you, O destroying mountain,
says the Lord,
that destroys the whole earth;
I will stretch out my hand against you
and roll you down from the crags
and make you a burned-out mountain.(A)
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Jeremiah 51:25
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25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
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Jeremiah 50:45
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Jeremiah 50:45
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45 Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away; surely the fold shall be appalled at their fate.
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Jeremiah 50:45
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Jeremiah 50:45
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Jeremiah 50:45
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45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
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