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Asshur is there and all her company; her graves are round about her; all of them slain, fallen by the sword;
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The Mighty Brought Low
Commentators identify "Asshur" as the once-mighty Assyrian empire. The verse paints a vivid picture of their king in the realm of the dead, with the graves of his people and armies surrounding him. This serves as the first specific example in a list of great nations that have been brought to ruin, all "slain, fallen by the sword."
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In Jeremiah 25:0 there is an enumeration of nations destined to be subject to the fury of the Chaldeans. Here we find those of them who had already…
19th Century
Anglican
Asshur is there.— In the previous verses we have had a general picture of the fallen nations waiting to receive Egypt as …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ashur is there, and all her company In the state of the dead, or in a most desolate and ruinous condition; the great Assy…
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Various nations are mentioned as having gone down to the grave before Egypt, who are ready to give her a scornful reception; these nations had rece…
