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CHAPTER 47

A Description of the Fall of Babylon

1. Babylon’s degradation announced (Isaiah 47:1-3) 2. Israel acknowledges the redeemer (Isaiah 47:4) 3. Retribution for Babylon (Isaiah 47:5-7) 4. The destruction swift and sure (Isaiah 47:8-15) In chapter 14 a similar description of Babylon and the fall of the king of Babylon is recorded. All has its meaning for the future.