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It shall never be inhabited - This has been completely fulfilled. It is now, and has been for centuries, a scene of wide desolation…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there ... —The word “Arabian” is used in its widest extent, as including all the nom…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
It shall never be inhabited any more. By the verb תשב (thesheb), shall sit, he means continuance, as if he had said, “Th…
John Gill
JohnGill
It shall never be inhabited
As it has not been since its utter destruction.
Pausanias F16 , who li…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Babylon was a noble city; yet it would be wholly destroyed. None will dwell there. It will be a haunt for wild beasts. All this is fulfilled.
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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The burden of Babylon. Here the prophet threatens the Babylonians, who had captured the two tribes. This is divided into …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes