A:The Book of Isaiah oroginally ended at chapter 39, and chapters 40 to 55 are considered to be the work of a sixth century prophet living in exile in Babylon, now known to scholars as Deutero-Isaiah or Second Isaiah. In Isaiah 47:1-5, II Isaiah talks exhultantly of the downfall of Babylon, using the imagery of rape and servitude.

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