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Just as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns[a]- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration- so no one will live there; no human being will even stay in it as a resident alien.[b]
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the Lord Admah and Zeboim: [so] shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein; the same is said concerning Edom; (See Gill on Jeremiah 49:18).
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A drought will come on her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of carved images, and they go mad because of terrifying things.
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Therefore, desert creatures will live with jackals, and ostriches will also live in her. It will never again be inhabited or lived in through all generations.
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Just as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration- so no one will live there; no human being will even stay in it as a resident alien.
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Look! A people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth.
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They grasp bow and javelin. They are cruel and show no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, lined up like men in battle formation against you, Daughter of Babylon.