OLD TESTAMENT

Jeremiah 51:34

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“Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me. He has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has, like a monster, swallowed me up. He has filled his mouth with my delicacies. He has cast me out.

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Verse 34. Dragon, or huge fish, which swallows without chewing. Sion is here venting her complaint. Psalms 136:8. Calmet.—She shews that Babylon is justly punished for her cruelty towards God’s people. Worthington.

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