Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
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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
- Babylon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.