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Chaldea shall be a prey: all who prey on her shall be satisfied, says Yahweh.
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A Complete and Total Plunder
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill highlight the phrase "all that prey upon her shall be satisfied." They explain that this signifies an unusually complete and total devastation. The plunder of Chaldea will be so immense that its conquerors, who are typically insatiable, will have their fill. This points to the absolute emptying of Babylon's wealth and power as a direct act of God's judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Or, Chaldaea shall become a spoil ... for thou wast glad, thou exultedst, ye plunderers of mine heritage.
Because ye are gro…
19th Century
Anglican
Chaldea. —The same word is used as for Chaldeans, but it is treated as the name of the country, and is therefore joined with a ver…
16th Century
Protestant
Here he mentions the effect of the victory, so that he might more fully confirm what he had said. For it is sometimes the case that those who are c…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Chaldea shall be a spoil The land of the Chaldeans, as the Targum, should become a spoil to the enemy, and be pl…
The desolation that shall be brought upon Babylon is described in a variety of expressions. The cause of this destruction is the wrath of the Lord.…
