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A. H. SAYCE Akkad Antiochus Anunit Anzan army Assurbanipal Assyrian Assyrian king Babylonian battle Bible Bit-Karziyabku bitumen and brick Borsippa British Museum brother brought built called Cambyses captured clay column contract tablets cuneiform cylinder Cyrus Darius destroyed dwelling E-Sagili E. A. WALLIS BUDGE Egibi Egypt enemies Esarhaddon evil spirits excavated father feet fortress gate give gods Gomátes governor hand heaven and earth Herodotus inscribed inscription Isaiah Istar Jerusalem Jews king of Assyria king of Babylon king of Elam kingdom lady land liver be magnified lonian lord marched Marduk Merodach Merodach-Baladan mighty month Moon Moon-god Nabonidus Nabopolassar Namar Naram-Sin nations Nebo Nebuchadnezzar Nineveh palace Persia prayer priests prince reign restored Rimmon Ritti-Marduk river Samas Sargon Sennacherib Sippara Sir Henry Rawlinson stone Sun-god temple thee thou throne thy heart rest Tiamat took translation walls words worship Zida
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Page 103 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
Page 90 - Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut...
Page 91 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Page 102 - How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be like the most High.
Page 113 - Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
Page 103 - Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there ; Neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there ; And their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; And owls shall dwell there, And satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, And dragons in their pleasant palaces: And her time is near to come, And her days shall not be prolonged.
Page 96 - And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail...
Page 103 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts ; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
Page 91 - I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no god beside me...