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(Ezekiel 4:2; 21:22), a military engine, consisting of a long beam of wood hung upon a frame, for making breaches in walls. The end of it which was brought against the wall was shaped like a ram’s head. ■BAT TLE - AXE a mallet or heavy war-club. Applied metaphorically (Jeremiah 51:20) to Cyrus, God’s instrument in destroying Babylon.

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