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And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Heaps - Of rubbish, formed in this case by the decay of the unburned bricks of which Babylon was built. It is these heaps which have yielded…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Babylon shall become heaps ... —It is significant, as emphasizing the law of retribution, that the terms are the same as …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He confirms what he had said: that when God raised His hand against Babylon, its destruction would be such that the splendor, which previously asto…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Babylon shall become heaps
The houses should be demolished, and the stones lie in heaps one upon another, and be…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…

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