#the fall of babylon

[diioonysus]

tragedy in art

the execution of lady jane grey by paul delaroche (1833)

the fall of babylon by john martin (1831)

ophelia by sir john everett millais (1852)

the destruction of pompeii and herculaneum by john martin (1822)

princess tarakanova by konstantin flavitsky (1864)

the episode of the yellow fever by juan manuel blanes (1871)

les saltimbanques by gustave dore (1874)

ivan the terrible and his son ivan by ilya repin (1885)

the course of empire, destruction by thomas cole (1836)

the plague of ashdod by nicolas poussin (1630)

[illustratus]

The fall of Babylon by John Martin

[awidevastdominion]

The Fall of Babylon / John Martin, 1831

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Babylon Is Fallen

1 THE VISION OF THE DESERT. As though a whirlwind should pass through the desert, coming from a desert, even from such a land,

2 so a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me: he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me: now will I groan and comfort myself.

3 Therefore are my loins filled with feebleness, and pangs have seized me as a travailing woman: I dealt wrongfully that I might not hear; I hasted that I might not see.

4 My heart wanders, and transgression overwhelms me; my soul is occupied with fear.

5 Prepare the table, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and prepare your shields.

6 For thus said the Lord to me, Go and station a watchman for thyself, and declare whatever thou shalt see.

7 And I saw two mounted horsemen, and a rider on an ass, and a rider on a camel.

8 Hearken with great attention, and call thou Urias to the watch-tower: the Lord has spoken. I stood continually during the day, and I stood in the camp all night:

9 and, behold, he comes riding in a chariot and pair: and he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all her images and her idols have been crushed to the ground.

10 Hear, ye that are left, and ye that are in pain, hear what things I have heard of the Lord of hosts which the God of Israel has declared to us.

The Burden against Edom

11 THE VISION OF IDUMEA. Call to me out of Seir; guard ye the bulwarks.

12 I watch in the morning and the night: if thou wouldest enquire, enquire, and dwell by me.

The Burden against Arabia

13 Thou mayest lodge in the forest in the evening, or in the way of Daedan.

14 Ye that dwell in the country of Thaeman, bring water to meet him that is thirsty;

15 meet the fugitives with bread, because of the multitude of the slain, and because of the multitude of them that lose their way, and because of the multitude of swords, and because of the multitude of bent bows, and because of the multitude of them that have fallen in war.

16 For thus said the Lord to me, Yet a year, as the year of an hireling, and the glory of the sons of Kedar shall fail: 17 and the remnant of the strong bows of the sons of Kedar shall be small: for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it. — Isaiah 21 | Brenton's Septuagint Translation (BST) The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851) Cross References: Genesis 10:7; Genesis 25:14-15; Genesis 32:3; Numbers 23:19; Deuteronomy 28:67; Deuteronomy 32:11; 2 Samuel 1:21; 2 Kings 9:17; 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Chronicles 20:24; Job 6:19; Psalm 25:3; Psalm 120:5; Song of Solomon 1:5; Song of Solomon 3:3; Isaiah 5:28; Isaiah 10:19; Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 13:14-15; Isaiah 16:14; Jeremiah 17:24; Jeremiah 46:3; Jeremiah 51:33; Ezekiel 40:4; Habakkuk 2:1; John 16:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Revelation 14:8; Revelation 18:2

[lairreparablefugadeltiempo]

The Fall of Babylon (D.W. Griffith, 1919)

[picturessnatcher]

The Fall of Babylon (D.W. Griffith, 1919)

[eusuchia]

at the formal event

[echofades]

MARGOT ROBBIE in BABYLON (2022)

[therighthandofvengeance]

Delenn pops out of a cocoon, takes one (1) look at Sheridan, and has the most human thought ever:

“Yeah, I could probably domesticate that.”

[sapphiccharacterstournament]

Canon Sapphic Characters Tournament Round 2 (Bracket 6)

[stardustinthesky]

Goodnight, you who were my sky, and my sun, and my moon.

[metabotulism]

[illustratus]

Babylon Fallen by Gustave Doré

[andromeda3116]

of all the questions i thought to trip me up with writing this story, the "did the ancient lost city of akkad probably experience much in the way of thunderstorms?" to be the one that i'd have to pay nasa for to read a paper of even passing reliability

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

The Punishment of the Great Prostitute

Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” — Revelation 17:1-2 | Berean Reader's Bible (BRB) The Reader’s Bible © 2020 by Bible Hub and Berean Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Isaiah 1:21; Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 51:13; Ezekiel 31:4; Nahum 3:4; John 2:10; Revelation 1:1; Revelation 2:22; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 9:21

[mumblelard]

saving the world one couch nap at a time or boba lurks

i went fast and deep and dreamt of a reassuring embrace from behind at long last, then tipping backwards and falling and falling and falling alone back into this body