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ဒိဘုန်မြို့၊ နေဗောမြို့၊ ဗက်ဒိဗလသိမ်မြို့၊
'To howl' signifies grief caused by vastation.
In Ezekiel 32:18, this signifies grief on account of their damnation. (Apocalypse Explained 659[4])
In Micah 1:8, this signifies the grief of the angels and of the men of the church. (Apocalypse Explained 695[24])
In Matthew 13:42, this signifies the grief of sensuous men in their opposition to truths. (Apocalypse Revealed 435)
In Revelation 18:9, this signifies people in control in the church mourning from embarrassment at the loss of wealth. (Apocalypse Revealed 467)
(Referenties: Apocalypse Explained 406)
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Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them.
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Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.
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They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
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In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.