Babylon’s fall will be so decisive that people will find it hard to imagine that it was ever powerful.
Literature: Ludlow suggests that the question “is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms,” is a literary reference to the appellation Satan: “This reminds us of Satan’s limited powers to literally shake the ground in his presence (Moses 1:21–23). Also, the Aramaic root of ‘Satan’ is satanah, meaning ‘to shake.’”
Comparison: Verse 24 renders “and shall consider thee, and shall say… ” where the King James Version has “and consider thee, saying.… ” According to Tvedtnes, the Masoretic manuscript also uses the future tense. Thus, the Book of Mormon reading is closer in tense. He does note, however, that the verb “say/saying” is implied in the Hebrew, but not specifically written.