“But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.”
The accumulation of catastrophes—'widow, loss of children'—images Babylon's absolute devastation, moving from sexual humiliation to familial destruction. The phrase 'in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries' suggests that Babylon's reliance on magic and divination cannot forestall judgment. This verse connects Babylon's spiritual confidence in sorceries to her political confidence, suggesting that both forms of presumption will fail. The totality of loss leaves Babylon stripped of everything that constituted her power.
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