Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

Nebuchadnezzar ... hath devoured me. Zion speaks. Her groans are what bring down retribution in kind on Babylon (; ; ; ).

He hath made me an empty vessel - he has drained me out.

He hath swallowed me like a dragon - the serpent often 'swallows' its prey whole. Or a sea monster (Grotius).

He hath filled his belly ... he hath cast me out - like a wild beast, which, having "filled" himself to satiety, 'casts out' the rest (Calvin).

With my delicates - i:e., with my delicacies. After filling all his store-houses with my goods, he has cast me out of this land (Grotius).

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