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I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says Yahweh of Hosts.
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A Prophecy of Utter Desolation
Commentators explain that this prophecy foretells Babylon's complete and literal ruin. It would become an uninhabitable wasteland, a marshy home for wild creatures like porcupines, and filled with pools of water. This vivid imagery underscores the totality of God's judgment against the once-mighty empire.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will also make it a possession for the bittern - The word 'bittern,' in English, means a bird with long legs and neck that stalks…
19th Century
Anglican
I will also make it a possession for the bittern ... —Naturalists are not agreed as to the meaning of the noun. In the Septuagint …
Baptist
And cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools…
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16th Century
Protestant
And I will make it to be a possession of the hedgehog. He again confirms the same things which he previously predicted: namely, that from …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will also make it a possession for the bittern Instead of being possessed by any of the family of the king of Baby…
The whole plan of Divine Providence is arranged with a view to the good of the people of God. A settlement in the land of promise is of God's mercy…
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13th Century
Catholic
409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…
