isaiah 13:19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. - Free Bible Online

isaiah 13:19 And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.


      19. glory of kingdoms-- (Isa 14:4; 47:5; Jer 51:41).
      beauty of . . . excellency--Hebrew, "the glory of the pride" of the Chaldees; it was their glory and boast.
      as . . . Gomorrah--as utterly (Jer 49:18; 50:40; Am 4:11). Taken by Cyrus, by clearing out the canal made for emptying the superfluous waters of the Euphrates, and directing the river into this new channel, so that he was able to enter the city by the old bed in the night.

JFB.


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