...Lord of hosts, And cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, And son, and nephew, saith the Lord. I will also make it a possession for the bittern,...saith the Lord of hosts. The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; And as I have purposed, so shall it stand:...

...the nations......23. I will also make Babylon a possession for the bittern and pools of water....and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts." , This passage is remarkable for sublimity. The doom of the subject of the prophecy, the king of Babylon,...

...neither doth any son of man pass thereby.'* * The ' Arabian shall not pitch his tent there. I will make it a possession ' for the bittern, and pools...the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts !'[- But in the days of Babylon's prosperity, the surrounding country abounded with the fruits of the...

...how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations — 23, I will also make Babylon a possession for the bittern and pools of water —...the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts." This passage is remarkable for sublimity. The doom of the subject of the prophecy, the king of Babylon,...

...remnant, And son and grandson, saith Jehovah. ' 23 And I will make it an inheritance for the porcupine and pools of water ; And I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, Saith Jehovah of hosts. " 24 Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have devised, so shall it be...

...cut off from Babylon the name and " remnant," had the Lord of hosts sworn above 300 yeari before : " I will also make it a possession for the bittern,...and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction — fit shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be " dwelt in from generation to generation, neither...

...of the king nf Uubulrjn. I will also make it a pos« session for the bittern, and pnols of water :f and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. Л noble, though beautiful image ; intimating the -vile nature of sin, the total extirfhition rf that...

...LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern,...the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. 24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as...

...from Babylon the name and remnant," had the Lord of hosts sworn above three hundred years before : "I will also make it a possession for the bittern,...and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction ; ' It shall never 'be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation ; neither...

...them not live to be great in the world, either in possessions of land, or building of cities. XIV. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of waters. 1 will turn the low-seated Babylon into a standing pool; and make it a possession for bitterns...