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  1. New \u201cgerim\u201d<\/em>. The \u201cgerim\u201d (strangers, foreigners) that we have seen til now in the Tanach have been residents of foreign origin that lived among Israelites, and possessing a special status (in particular, welfare support). In verse 1, apparently we\u2019re talking about a new sort: those that want to join Israel.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u201cHow are you fallen from heaven, O Shining One, son of Dawn! (Heylel ben Shachar)\u201d<\/em> (verse 12). The king of Babylon falls and crashes like Heylel ben Shachar. Who was Heylel, and who was Shachar, and is this connected to god-like beings that fell to earth? In Ugaritic epic poetry that are remnants of a story like this, that might be the background for this prophecy.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. No burial<\/em>. That\u2019s the fate of the King of Babylon according to verses 19-20. This biographical detail has led researchers to try to identify which king it was. See for instance Aaron Koller\u2019s post today.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Bitterns and brooms – what do they have in common?<\/em> Both appear in verse 23. The bittern (Heb. kipod, elsewhere \u201chedgehog,\u201d here though, a swamp dwelling creature; Alter translates \u201cheron) has inherited the destroyed Babylon, and the \u201cbroom of destruction\u201d will sweep it all clean.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Everyone, except Jerusalem<\/em>. Philistia and the whole region will feel the mighty arm of the Assyrian captor, the heir to Tiglat Pileser. Everyone, that is, except Jerusalem. 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