Bible Commentary

The violence done to me and to my flesh [be] upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. 35. The violence done to me and to my flesh ] mg. My wrong and my flesh, i.e. the injuries which I have wrongfully suffered at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:35”

Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicacies, he hath cast me out. 34. me ] mg. us, but “me” is best throughout the v. as in Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:34”

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon [is] like a threshingfloor, [it is] time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. 33. at the time when it is trodden ] i.e. made smooth and hard in preparation for the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:33”

And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are frightened. 32. passages ] mg. fords, but perhaps we should take it as meaning here ferries over the Euphrates. reeds ] mg. marshes, Heb. pools. The sense is either that the great reed beds which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:32”

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at [one] end, 31. post ] lit. runner. The word survives in this sense in modern English only in the expression post-haste. For the sense here cp. “Your native town you … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:31”

The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they have remained in [their] holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken. 30. Description of the capture of Babylon. they are become as women ] Cp. Jer 50:37. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:30”

And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant. The literal translation is: Then the earth quaked and writhed; For the thoughts of Yahweh against Babel have stood fast; To make Babel a waste without … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:29”

Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion. 28. Prepare ] See on Jer 51:27. kings ] Read king, with LXX (cp. Jer 51:11). Cyrus is meant. governors deputies ] See on Jer 51:23. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:28”

Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillars. 27. Set ye up, etc.] Cp. Jer 51:12. prepare ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:27”

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate forever, saith the LORD. 26. The figure of stones, which by the action of fire have been rendered unfit for use in building, is continued in this verse. No Empire shall again have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:26”