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and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And, behold ... a chariot of men - This pa age shows that the word ‘chariot’ (רכב rekeb) may denote something other than a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And, behold, here cometh ... —Better, Behold, there came ... The words narrate a second vision, not the watchman…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Babylon is fallen, is fallen. This shows plainly that it is not king Belshazzar’s watchman who is introduced, for this speech would be uns…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And, behold, here comes a chariot of menF24; Or "of a man"; a chariot with a man in it, Cyrus or Darius:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Babylon was a flat country, abundantly watered. The destruction of Babylon, so often prophesied by Isaiah, was typical of the destruction of the gr…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. The burden of the desert of the sea. Here the prophet threatens the enemies who oppre ed Israel by taking their goods, ev…

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