THE CONTRAST BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND THE DEITIES OF BABYLON
1, 2. The idols of Babylon will be borne away by the conquerors
amongst the spoil, the gods being powerless to save their images. I.
Bel] the chief Babylonian deity (Jeremiah 50:2).
BOWETH.. STOOPETH] before the conqueror.
NEBO] son of Bel,... [ Continue Reading ]
A RAVENOUS BIRD] i.e. Cyrus. The conqueror is compared to a bird of
prey as in Jeremiah 49:22; Ezekiel 17:3. The image is the more
appropriate, because the standard of Cyrus was a golden eagle.... [ Continue Reading ]