The Fall of the Crown

The exact group, or groups that are being referred to as slaves here is not entirely clear. It might be a reference to the Babylonians, or to the authorities that the Babylonians put over them. They suffer from famine, they struggle to get bread, and their skin is discoloured because of lack of food. One of the most common and tragic results of war is the raping of women. As the men of Judah and Jerusalem have been utterly defeated, their women can be taken and raped by the enemy with impunity. The leaders of the people also suffer the most severe indignities, princes hung up by their hands, where there is a form of execution, or as a display of