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19. glory of kingdoms--
(Isa 14:4; 47:5;
Jer 51:41).
beauty of . . . excellency--Hebrew, "the glory of the pride" of
the Chaldees; it was their glory and boast.
as . . . Gomorrah--as utterly
(Jer 49:18; 50:40;
Am 4:11).
Taken by Cyrus, by clearing out the canal made for emptying the
superfluous waters of the Euphrates, and directing the river into this
new channel, so that he was able to enter the city by the old bed in
the night.
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