And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
Ver. 44. And I will punish Bel in Babylon.] Nimrod was after his death called the Babylonian Saturn; Belus, who succeeded him, the Babylonian Jupiter, as Berosus testifieth. This idol of massy gold, and of a huge size, was carried away by Cyrus; thus Bel was punished.
And I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up.] Bolum ex ore Bell. Such an elegance there is also in the original. a Of the rich presents, spoils, costly furniture found in Bel's temple, see Diodore, lib. ii. Those taken from God's temple at Jerusalem, and laid up in his, 2Ch 36:7 he was forced to regurgitate. Ezra 1:7 ; Ezr 5:14 Job 20:12 ; Job 20:15
Yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.] Which yet was strong to a miracle, as being two hundred cubits high - of the king's cubits, which were larger than ordinary - and fifty cubits thick, having a hundred brazen gates, and many stately towers, &c.; all shall down, saith the prophet.
a Plotinus ap August., De Civit. Dei, lib. ix. cap. 16.