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Isaiah 13:19

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Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Babylon was the magnificent capital of the Babylonian Empire on the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia; Chaldea referred to the surrounding southern Mesopotamian region and its ruling people. Isaiah portrays Babylon, despite its glory and power, as subject to God’s decisive judgment and utter overthrow.

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Isaiah 13:19 mentions Babylon and Chaldea.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.

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