Yet, in the eighth century B.C.E., even before Babylon rose to the height of its glory, the prophet Isaiah foretold: “Babylon... must become as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Ent 8. sajandil e.m.a., juba enne, kui Babülon oma hiilguse tippu tõusis, ennustas prohvet Jesaja: ” Paabel.. saab Soodoma ja Gomorra sarnaseks, mis Jumal segi paiskas!