Isaiah 13:18

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[Their] bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

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Babylon was the great Mesopotamian city on the Euphrates River, and Chaldea referred to the surrounding southern Babylonian region and its ruling people. In this oracle, Babylon’s coming destruction shows that even a wealthy, powerful empire stands under God’s judgment.

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Isaiah 13:18 mentions Babylon and Chaldea.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.