Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! - Nebuchadnezzar "encircled the inner city with th…

The destruction of the Chaldeans has until now been only implied. It is now plainly foretold in a denunciatory song, put into the mouths of the inv…

The Prophet here introduces a new personification. He had previously prepared a common song, which would be on everyone's lips. He now ascribes spe…

Woe to him that builds a town with blood, and establishes
a city by iniquity !
] This …

The prophet proclaims the doom of all proud and oppressive powers that weigh heavily upon God's people. The lusts of the flesh, the lust of the eye…