2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# cause them to listen ... cause them to listen
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2024-09-17 18:06:52 +00:00
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This phrase is repeated to emphasize the importance of the command.
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# Lift up a signal
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"Put up a sign"
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# Babylon is taken
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"Babylon is conquered"
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# Bel is made ashamed. Marduk is dismayed. Its idols are put to shame; its images are dismayed
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2024-09-17 18:06:52 +00:00
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These lines emphasize that Yahweh has disgraced the gods of Babylon.
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# Bel ... Marduk
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2024-09-17 18:06:52 +00:00
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These are two names for the chief god of Babylon.
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