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Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come unto her, saith Jehovah.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven ... —The special form of the phrase recalls the language of the builders of the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet again teaches us that, however impregnable Babylon might be, there was still no reason to doubt that God would be its judge; for it is …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven
Could the walls of it, which were very high, two hundred cubits high, as He…

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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