Isa 47, Rev 18:2, 21-24 | TSK | STEP | God's judgment upon Babylon and Chaldea, for their unmercifulness, pride, and overboldness, shall be irresistible. down. O virgin. daughter. there is. thou shalt.

for.After Babylon was taken by Cyrus, instead of being "the lady of kingdoms," the metropolis of a great empire, and mistress of all the East, it became subject to the Persians; and the imperial seat being removed to Susa, instead of having a king, it had only a deputy residing there, who governed it as a province of the Persian empire.

7; 13:19; 14:4; Da 2:37,38; Re 17:3-5,18; 18:7,16-19

wroth.

10:6; 42:24,25; 2Sa 24:14; 2Ch 28:9; Ps 69:26; Zec 1:15

I have polluted.

43:28; La 2:2; Eze 24:21; 28:16

thou didst.

13:16; 14:17; Ob 1:10,16; Mt 7:2; Jas 2:13

upon.

De 28:50

thou saidst.

5; Eze 28:2,12-14; 29:3; Da 4:29; 5:18-23

so that.

46:8,9; De 32:29; Jer 5:31; Eze 7:3-9

given.

21:4,5; 22:12,13; 32:9; Jud 18:7,27; Jer 50:11; Da 5:1-4,30

Zep 2:15; Re 18:3-8

I am.

10; Jer 50:31,32; 51:53; Da 4:22,30; 5:23; 11:36; Hab 2:5-8; 2Th 2:4

I shall not.

Ps 10:5,6; Na 1:10; Lu 12:18-20; 17:27-29; Re 18:7

these two.

51:18,19; Ru 1:5,20; Lu 7:12,13

in a moment.

13:19; Ps 73:19; 1Th 5:3; Re 18:8-10

they shall come.

13:20-22; 14:22,23; Jer 51:29,62-64; Re 18:21-23

for the multitude.

12,13; Da 2:2; 4:7; 5:7; Na 3:4; 2Th 2:9,10; Re 9:20,21; 18:23

Re 21:8; 22:15

thou hast trusted.

28:15; 59:4; Ps 52:7; 62:9

thou hast said.

29:15; Job 22:13,14; Ps 10:11; 64:5; 94:7-9; Ec 8:8; Jer 23:24

Eze 8:12; 9:9

Thy wisdom.

5:21; Eze 28:2-6; Ro 1:22; 1Co 1:19-21; 3:19

perverted thee. or, caused thee to turn away. I am.

thou shalt not know.

37:36; Ex 12:29,30; Ne 4:11; Re 3:3

from whence it riseth. Heb. the morning thereof. thou shaltnot be.

Ps 50:22; Jer 51:39-42; Da 5:25-30; 1Th 5:3; Re 18:9,10

put it off. Heb. expiate.

Mt 18:34; Lu 12:59

9,10; 8:19; 19:3; 44:25; Ex 7:11; 8:7,18,19; 9:11; Jer 2:28; Da 5:7-9

Na 3:4; Ac 13:8-12; 2Th 2:9-12; Re 17:4-6

wearied.

57:10; Eze 24:12; Hab 2:13

Let now.

44:25; Da 2:2-10; 5:7,8,15,16,30

astrologers, the stargazers. Heb. viewers of the heavens.the monthly prognosticators. Heb. that gave knowledge concerning the months.

they shall.

40:24; 41:2; Eze 15:7; Ps 83:13-15; Joe 2:5; Ob 1:18; Na 1:10; Mal 4:1

themselves Heb. their souls.

Mt 10:28; 16:26

there shall.

30:14; Jer 51:25,26; Re 18:21

thy merchants.

56:11; Eze 27:12-25; Re 18:11-19

they shall.Babylon was replenished from all nations, by a concourse of people, whom Jeremiah (ch. 50:37) calls "the mingled people." All these, at the approach of Cyrus, sought to escape to their several countries.

Jer 51:6-9; Re 18:15-17

Revelation of John 18:2

cried.

1:15; 5:2; 10:3; 14:15; Jer 25:30; Joe 3:16

Babylon.

10,21; 14:8; 16:19; 17:5,18; Isa 13:19; 21:9; Jer 51:8,60-64

become.

Le 11:13-19; Isa 13:20-22; 14:23; 21:8; 34:11-15; Jer 50:39,40

Jer 51:37; Mr 5:3-5; Lu 8:27,28

Revelation of John 18:21-24

a mighty.This was to represent the violence of her fall, and that she should never rise again; which is further illustrated by varied emphatic expressions taken from the ancient prophets. But Rome is still standing and flourishing, and honoured by many nations as the metropolis of the Christian world; she still resounds with singers and musicians; she still excels in arts, which serve for pomp and luxury; she still abounds with candles, and lamps, and torches, burning even by day, as well as by night; and consequently this prophecy has not been, but remains to fulfilled.

Thus.

Ex 15:5; Ne 9:11; Jer 51:63,64

and shall.

22; 12:8; 16:20; 20:11; Job 20:8; Ps 37:36; Eze 26:21; Da 11:19

the voice.

Isa 24:8,9; Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11; Eze 26:13

the light.

22:5; Job 21:17; Pr 4:18,19; 24:20

the voice.

thy merchants.

3,11-19; Isa 23:8; Eze 27:24,25,33,34

for.