Verses 1-10
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Isaiah here prophesies that the Persians would overtake Babylon, as a means of God's punishment upon Babylon.
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Verse 9. Interestingly, the phrase, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen” is quoted in Revelation 18:2.
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The prophecies about the fall of ancient Babylon apply to a future Babylon that will also experience a great fall (see Isaiah 13 for more details).
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