Jeremiah 51:20-21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 51:20

Or, Thou art my maul, weapons of war etc. The maul or mace Proverbs 25:18 only differs from the hammer Jeremiah 50:23 in being used for warlike purposes.Omit the “will” in “will I break.” The crushing of the nations was going on at the time when the prophet wrote. Most commentators consider that Babylon was the mace of God. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 51:20-24

Jeremiah 51:20-24. Thou art my battle-axe, &c. Cyrus, or rather the army of the Medes and Persians, seems to be intended here; compare Jeremiah 51:11-12; as elsewhere the instrument of God’s vengeance is called a sword, a rod, a scourge. This army, with Cyrus, their general, God here says he will make use of for destroying the whole power of the Babylonish empire, and all orders and degrees of men in it, as he had formerly made that empire the executioner of his judgments upon... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:1-33

The overthrow of Babylon (51:1-33)When a farmer, after reaping his harvest, winnows the wheat, he throws it into the air so that as the wind blows away the chaff, he can gather the grain for himself. Similarly, when God ‘winnows’ Babylon he will make a separation between the Babylonians and his own people. He will ‘blow away’ the former in judgment, but will preserve the latter for himself (51:1-5).God had used Babylon to punish other nations, but now Babylon itself will suffer God’s wrath. It... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 51:20

My battle axe: or, My hammer, i.e. Cyrus. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. with thee will I break in pieces = with thee will I beat down. Note the Figure of speech Anaphora , by which ten successive sentences commence with these words, This is for special emphasis. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:20

"Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth therein; and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces the old man and the youth; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the virgin; and with thee will I break in pieces the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 51:20

Jeremiah 51:20. Thou art my battle-axe— Thou hast broken for me the weapons of war; I have broken by thee the nations, and destroyed kingdoms; Houbigant: who renders the following verses also to the 24th in the perfect tense; and he understands the whole as spoken of the dominion of the Babylonians, and not, as is commonly done, of Cyrus their conqueror. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 51:20

20. (See on :-). "Break in pieces" refers to the "hammer" there (compare Nahum 2:1, Margin). The club also was often used by ancient warriors. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 51:20-23

The Lord addressed an entity, that He did not identify in these verses, as His "war-club" or "shatterer" (cf. Jeremiah 50:23; Isaiah 10:5). He would use this entity to destroy nations, armies, and people of all ages and all types. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 51:20-26

10. Babylon’s destroyer 51:20-26The next two prophecies further describe Yahweh’s instrument for judging Babylon. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:1-64

1-14. The end of Babylon arrives.1. See on Jeremiah 25:26. 1, 2. The imagery is of the wind scattering the chaff on the threshingfloor. The wind and the fanners are the Medes (Jeremiah 51:11). 3. Him that bendeth] i.e. his bow in defence of Babylon. Brigandine] coat of mail. 5. See on Jeremiah 50:29. 7. Babylon has been God’s instrument in His vengeance on the nations. 10. Hath brought forth our righteousness] has judged that the Jews’ idolatry has been sufficiently punished, and that they are... read more

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