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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

gold'-'-n: The translation "golden city" (Isa 14:4) is an attempt to render the received text (madhhebhah), but can hardly be justified. Almost all the ancient versions read (marhebhah), a word which connotes unrest and insolence, fitting the context well.