Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

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Bible References

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Jeremiah 49:25
Alas! is she not forsaken - The city so praised! The citadel I rejoiced in!
Jeremiah 50:23
How s cut and broken the hammer of all the earth! How hath Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!