Again I beg the Reader to remark, how the Lord points to his discriminating grace. The portion of Jacob is not like others. This people, saith Jehovah, I have formed for myself, they shall show forth my praise, Isaiah 43:21 . read more
Cup. She has exercised the vengeance of the Lord on Juda, Egypt, &c. read more
1-58 The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secure her. Destruction comes when they did not think of it. Wherever we are, in the greatest depths, at the greatest distances, we are to remember the Lord our God; and in the times of the greatest fears and hopes, it is most needful to remember the Lord. The feeling excited by Babylon's fall is the... read more
The Threat of Jehovah in its Various Forms v. 1. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against Babylon and against them that dwell in the midst, literally, "in the heart," of them that rise up against Me, the inhabitants of the insurgent country, a destroying wind, or "the spirit of destruction," v. 2. and will send unto Babylon fanners, whose work it was to separate the wheat from the chaff by casting up and scattering the threshed grain, that shall fan her and shall empty her... read more
12. THE GOLDEN CUP BROKENJeremiah 51:7-107 A golden cup was Babylon in the hand of Jehovah,Which made all the earth drunken:Of its wine have nations drunk,And nations have become mad.8 Suddenly is Babylon fallen and shattered!Howl over her, take balsam for her pain,If so be she may be healed.9 We have healed7 Babylon, but she was not healed:Forsake her and let us go each into his own country:For her judgment reacheth8 unto heaven,And towers up even to the clouds.10 “Jehovah... read more
In the second movement of the prophecy which deals with Babylon's doom and Israel's responsibility, Jeremiah first repeated his declarations concerning the determination of Jehovah to bring about the complete overthrow of Babylon, and thus to ensure the deliverance of His people. Then, in a passage full of force and beauty, Jeremiah described the invincibility of Jehovah. He is the Creator, the very sounding of whose voice creates tumult in the heavens, and all the forces of nature are under... read more
YHWH’s Vengeance On Babylon And The Vindication Of Israel/Judah (Jeremiah 51:1-14 ). The proclamation of the certainty of YHWH’s coming judgment on Babylon, and on all that it stands for, continues. While it may be necessary to pay tribute to it for a while, it is with the knowledge that God will judge it in the end. The same is true in all centuries. It is true today. Today Babylon controls the world, and we as Christians have to pay it tribute, but that does not mean that we should conform... read more
YHWH’s Judgment On Babylon And His Promises Concerning The Restoration Of The Remnant Of His People (Jeremiah 50:1 to Jeremiah 51:64 ). The series of prophecies against the nations had commenced with the prophecy against Egypt, the greatest nation of the area south of the Euphrates. It now finishes with a declaration of judgment against mighty Babylon, which at this time towered over the nations of the whole area. It was also the centre of all that was seen as debauched and debased, it... read more
Jeremiah 50:1 to Jeremiah 51:58 . Babylon.— This long and monotonous prophecy, which is without order or logical development of ideas, is largely a compilation from the prophetic writings of Jeremiah and others ( cf., e.g., Jeremiah 50:41 ff., Jeremiah 51:15). It presupposes the destruction of Jerusalem, apparently as a remote rather than a recent event. Its idea of Babylon is that of a cruel tyrant to be punished by Yahweh, not that of a Divinely commissioned agent of Yahweh’ s wrath... read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Jeremiah 51:7
51:7 Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the {d} LORD’S hand, that made all the earth drunk: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are {e} mad.(d) By whom the Lord poured out the drink of his vengeance, to whom it pleased him.(e) For the great afflictions that they have felt by the Babylonians. read more