Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:42
The sea is come up - A multitude of foes have inundated the city. read more
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Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:44
I will punish Bel in Babylon - Bel or Belus was their supreme deity. That which he hath swallowed up - The sacred vessels of the temple of Jerusalem, which were taken thence by Nebuchadnezzar, and dedicated to him in his temple at Babylon. The wall of Babylon shall fall - It shall cease to be a defense; and shall moulder away until, in process of time, it shall not be discernible. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:45
My people, go ye out - A warning to all the Jews in Babylon to leave the city, and escape for their lives. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:46
A rumor shall - come one year - A year before the capture of the city there shall be a rumor of war, - and in that year Belshazzar was defeated by Cyrus. In the following year the city was taken. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:48
The heaven and the earth - shall sing for Babylon - Its fall shall be a subject of universal rejoicing. read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:41
Verse 41 Here the wonder expressed by the Prophet tended to confirm what he had said, for he thus dissipated those things which usually disturbed the minds of the godly, so as not to give full credit to his predictions. There is indeed no doubt but that the godly thought of many things when they heard Jeremiah thus speaking of the destruction of Babylon. It ever occurred to them, “How can this be?” Hence Jeremiah anticipated such thoughts, and assumed himself the character of one filled with... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:42
Verse 42 THE Prophet here employs a comparison, in order more fully to confirm his prophecy respecting the destruction of Babylon; for, as it was incredible that it could be subdued by the power or forces of men, he compares the calamity by which God would overwhelm it to a deluge. He then says that the army of the Persians and of the Medes would be like the sea, for it would irresistibly overflow; as when a storm rises, the sea swells, so he says the Medes and the Persians would come with such... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:43
Verse 43 He repeats what he had previously said, but we have before reminded you why he speaks so largely on a subject in itself not obscure. For he might have comprehended in a few words all that he had said in the last chapter and also in this; but it was difficult to convince men of what he taught — it was therefore necessary to dwell at large on the subject. He says now that the cities of Babylon, that is, of that monarchy, would become a desolation. He seems to have hitherto directed his... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:44
Verse 44 God again declares that he would take vengeance on the idols of Babylon; not that God is properly incensed against idols, for they are nothing but things made by men; but that he might show how much he detests all superstitious and idolatrous worship. But he speaks of Bel as though it was an enemy to himself; yet God had no quarrel with a dead figure, void of reason and feeling; and such a contest would have been ridiculous. God, however, thus rises up against Bel for the sake of men,... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:41
How is Sheshach taken! - Perhaps the city is here called by the name of its idol. The praise of the whole earth - One of the seven wonders of the world; superexcellent for the height, breadth, and compass of its walls, its hanging gardens, the temple of Belus, etc., etc. read more