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You said, I shall be mistress forever; so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of it.
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The Deception of Pride
Commentators unanimously identify Babylon's core sin as arrogant self-confidence. By declaring, "I shall be mistress for ever," she trusted in her own strength and wisdom, forgetting her human frailty. Scholars like Calvin call this a form of "madness." This pride blinded her to the divine law that cruelty and arrogance lead to judgment, a timeless warning against self-reliance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And you said, I shall be a lady for ever â This passage describes the pride and self-confidence of Babylon. She was confident in her wealtâŚ
19th Century
Anglican
You said ... âThe boastful confidence of Babylon in her own perpetuity blinded her, as it had long blinded other nations, to âthesâŚ
16th Century
Protestant
And thou saidst, I shall for ever be a mistress. Here he censures the haughtiness of the Babylonians, in promising to themselves perpetualâŚ
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you said, I shall be a lady for ever That her monarchy would continue in a succession of kings, that should ruleâŚ
Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting about our abilities, relying on ourselves, âŚ
13th Century
Catholic
Come down, and sit in the dust. Here the prophet foretells the degradation of the kingdom of Babylon. In this regard, he does thâŚ
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