Isaiah 14:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

Proverb

Jeremiah 24:9

Ezekiel 5:15

Habakkuk 2:6

Golden city

General references

Numbers 21:27

Jeremiah 49:25

Jeremiah 50:23

Bible References

Proverb

And I gave them for maltreatment, and for evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, for a reproach and for a parable, and for a derision, and for a curse in, all the places which I shall thrust them away there.

And it was a reproach and reviling, an instruction and an astonishment to the nations which are round about thee, in my doing judgments in thee in anger and in wrath, and in reproofs of wrath. I Jehovah spake.

Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?

Golden city

And Babel the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' grandeur was as God overthrowing Sodom and Gomorrah.

I will go before thee, and I will make straight the circles: I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and I will cut down the bars of iron:

And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king and his chiefs, he brought the whole to Babel.

How will the gold become dim the good gold will be changed the stones of the holy place shall be poured out in the head of all the streets.

And in all that the sons of men dwelt, the beasts of the open field and the birds of the heavens he gave into thine hand, and gave thee power over them all Thou this head of gold.

And saying, Woe, woe, the great city, surrounded with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! for in one hour was so great riches laid waste.

General references

For this they will say, using parables, Come ye to Heshbon; the city of Sihon shall be built and prepared.

How was the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

How was the hammer of all the earth cut off, and it will be broken! How was Babel for a desolation among the nations!