I have laid a snare for thee - Babylon, the impregnable, was taken (according to Herodotus) by Cyrus by stratagem. Having diverted …

I have laid a snare for you. —The two captures of Babylon by Cyrus and Darius both answered to this description. Cyrus tu…

Here, first, Jeremiah asks in astonishment how it happened that the hammer of the whole earth was broken, when it had previously broken al…

I have laid a snare for thee, and you are also taken, O
Babylon

Retorting to the str…

The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they will bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of…