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As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Render it as: As Babylon caused the slain of Israel to fall, so because of Babylon, have fallen the slain of (or, in) the whole earth. Bab…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

As Babylon hath caused ... —The interpolated words and the marginal reading indicate that the construction is obscure, bu…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The words literally read as follows: “As Babylon, that they might fall, the slain of Israel, so for Babylon they shall fall, the slain of all t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

As Babylon [has caused] the slain of Israel
In Jerusalem, when that city was taken the Chaldeans, and destroyed:

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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