耶利米書 51:7 CUNPTS

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 51:7

A golden cup, because of her great riches and plenty. God hitherto had made me of Babylon as a rod in his hand, and had given her riches, and power, and prosperity proportioned to the service he had for her to do; what she did she did by commission from God; therefore this golden cup is said to have been in the Lord’s hand. She had made all the nations about her drunken with the Lord’s fury, conquering them all, and making them mad through the misery and smart they felt from her. Babylon in... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Jeremiah 51:1-64

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—For Chronological Notes, see foregoing chapter.Geographical References.—Jeremiah 51:27. “The kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenas.” These nations of Western Asia are summoned to join the Medes in their attack on Babylon. By “Ararat” is meant the region of Upper or Major Armenia, in the vicinity of the mountain; by “Minni,” Lower or Minor Armenia; and by “Ashchenaz,” probably Asia Minor, in which “Ascania” stands.Personal Allusions.—Jeremiah 51:59. “Seraiah,”... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 51:1-64

Jeremiah 51:7 . Babylon is a golden cup in the hands of Jehovah. All the captives and allies are intoxicated with it. All nations bow to her idols, submit to her power, wonder at her riches, applaud her victories, and adore her splendour. Little indeed suspecting that her power should fall headlong from the highest pinnacle of elevation, and all her allies be instantaneously converted into foes. Jeremiah 51:11 . Make bright the arrows. Sharpen their points, rouse the spirit of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 51:7

Jer 51:7 Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD’S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. Ver. 7. Babylon hath been a golden cup. ] See Jeremiah 25:15 Revelation 17:4 . In the Lord’s hand,] i.e., Oeconomia et dispensatione eius: He had the mixing and distributing of it. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Jeremiah 51:7

a golden: Isaiah 14:4, Daniel 2:32, Daniel 2:38, Revelation 17:4 the nations: Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:14-Daniel :, Daniel 3:1-Judges :, Habakkuk 2:15, Habakkuk 2:16, Revelation 14:8, Revelation 17:2, Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:23, Revelation 19:2 are mad: Jeremiah 25:16, Jeremiah 50:38 Reciprocal: Esther 1:8 - none did compel Job 21:20 - drink Isaiah 29:9 - they are Isaiah 57:5 - Enflaming Jeremiah 13:13 - I will Jeremiah 48:26 - ye him Jeremiah 51:25 - which destroyest Daniel 3:7 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 51:7

Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.Drunken — She had made all the nations about her drunken with the Lord's fury.Mad — Through the misery they felt from her. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:7

BABYLON DESTROYED FOR ISRAEL, Jeremiah 51:5-14. 7. Babylon… a golden cup This figure is used in Psalms 60:3, and in Jeremiah 25:15-16. The prominence given to it in Revelation 17:4, lends additional interest to the figure. “Golden,” to suggest the glory of the Babylonian kingdom. read more