Lux Domini
Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

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Interpretation

The deliverance from Babylon is foretold, but there is reference to greater events. The redemption of sinners by Christ, the conversion of the Gentiles, and the recall of the Jews, are described.

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This thought runs through Isaiah 43:14-17.

Glossary

Babylon Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Chaldea Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell el Muqayyar.