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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 50:24

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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I have laid a snare for thee - Babylon, the impregnable, was taken (according to Herodotus) by Cyrus by stratagem. Having diverted the waters of the Euphrates, he entered the city by the river channel: but see Daniel 5:1 note. And thou wast not aware - Better literally, and thou didst not know it. return to 'Top of Page'
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