Satyrs
Isaiah 13:19-22
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.…


There seems to have been an ancient belief among the Jews themselves that demons took the form of goats — appeared as satyrs in fact.

(Sir E. Strachey, Bart.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

WEB: Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.




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