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16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

Isaiah 14:16

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 4-23)

The kings of Babylon, successively, were the great enemies and oppressors of God’s people, and therefore the destruction of Babylon, the fall of the king, and the ruin of his family, are here particularly taken notice of and triumphed in. In the day that God has given Israel rest they shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon . We must not rejoice when our enemy falls, as ours; but wh...

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