How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder, &c.— Divided and broken. Houbigant. "How is that oppressive empire which smote the nations with a continual stroke, broken and destroyed!" The figure is strong and expressive.
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Jeremiah 50:23
23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!