Then a herald cried aloud - Margin, as in Chaldee, "with might." He made a loud proclamation. A "herald" here means a public crier.

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People, nations. — In biblical language, the latter word is used (Genesis 25:16) for the tribes of Ishmael, each of wh…

I do not know what kind of musical instruments these were.

Then an herald cried aloud That his voice might be heard all over the plain; or if it should be thought that one was not …

The height of the image, about thirty yards, probably included a pedestal, and it was most likely covered only with plates of gold, not made of a s…