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In a moment, in one day - This is designed, undoubtedly, to describe the suddenness with which Babylon would be destroyed. It would not deca…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
In their perfection. —Better, in their completeness. She should taste the full bitterness of widowhood and bereavement.
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
But those two things shall suddenly come to thee. Because Babylon supposed that she was beyond the reach of all danger, the Prophet threat…
John Gill
JohnGill
But these two things shall come to you in a moment on one day , &c.] Suddenly, at once, at one and the same time. The des…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting about our abilities, relying on ourselves, …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Come down, and sit in the dust. Here the prophet foretells the degradation of the kingdom of Babylon. In this regard, he does th…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes