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“Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don’t conceal; say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed! Her images are disappointed. Her idols are dismayed.’
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Verse 2. Declare. This is grand. Let all the captives publish these tidings. Calmet.—Bel, and so forth Bel and Merodach were worshipped for gods by the men of Babylon. Challoner.—Merodach might be an ancient king deified. Calmet.—These greatest of their idols could neither save the people nor themselves. Worthington.
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