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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
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
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
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
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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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes