14. Direct address to Babylon.
the fruits that thy soul lusted after--Greek, "thy
autumn-ripe fruits of the lust (eager desire) of the soul."
dainty--Greek, "fat": "sumptuous" in food.
goodly--"splendid," "bright," in dress and equipage.
departed--supported by none of our manuscripts. But A, B, C,
Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "perished."
thou shalt--A, C, Vulgate, and Syriac read,
"They (men) shall no more find them at all."
JFB.
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