I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
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Interpretation
We have here the terrible desolation of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. Those who in the day of their peace were proud, and haughty, and terrible, are quite dispirited when trouble comes.
Glossary
- Ophir Place
- Biblical island. Modern identification: southwestern Arabia.