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Jeremiah 51:11

Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple.
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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849
Sharpen. He addresses ironically the citizens of Babylon. Medes. Thus the subjects of the Persian monarchs are commonly styled. (Calmet)

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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