エレミヤ書 51:48-56 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 51:1-58

The particulars of this copious prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to so often that it could not well be divided into parts, but we must endeavor to collect them under their proper heads. Let us then observe here, I. An acknowledgment of the great pomp and power that Babylon had been in and the use that God in his providence had made of it (Jer. 51:7): Babylon hath been a golden cup, a rich and glorious empire, a golden city (Isa. 14:4), a head of gold... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:48

Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein , shall sing for Babylon ,.... At the destruction of her, rejoicing at it; not at the ruin of fellow creatures, simply considered; but relatively, at the righteousness of God in it, and the glory of his justice, and the deliverance of many by it from tyranny and bondage. This seems to be a figurative expression often used, in which the heavens and the earth are brought in as witnesses, approvers, and applauders, of what is done by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:49

As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel ,.... In Jerusalem, when that city was taken the Chaldeans, and destroyed: so at Babylon shall all the slain of all the earth ; or "land"; that is, the land of Chaldea; the inhabitants of which fled to Babylon upon the invasion of the Medes and Persians, both for their own safety, and the defence of that city; and where, being slain, they fell; and this was a just retaliation of them for what they had done to Israel. These words may be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:50

Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still ,.... The Jews, who had escaped the sword of the Chaldeans when Jerusalem was taken, and were carried captive into Babylon, where they had remained to this time; and had also escaped the sword of the Medes and Persians, when Babylon was taken; these are bid to go away from Babylon, and go into their land, and not stay in Babylon, or linger there, as Lot in Sodom; or stop on the road, but make the best of their way to the land of Judea:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:51

We are confounded, because we have heard reproach ,.... These are the words of the Jews, either objecting to their return to their land; or lamenting the desolation of it; and complaining of the reproach it lay under, being destitute of inhabitants; the land in general lying waste and uncultivated; the city of Jerusalem and temple in ruins; and the worship of God ceased; and the enemy insulting and reproaching; suggesting, that their God could not protect and save them; and, under these... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:52

Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will do judgment upon her graven images ,.... Destroy their gods, who have reproached the God of Israel, and profaned his sanctuaries; and for that reason; See Gill on Jeremiah 51:47 ; it is an answer to the objection and complaint of the Jews, and is designed for their comfort and encouragement: and through all her land the wounded shall groan ; because of their wounds and pain; and which their idols could not cure, ease, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:53

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven ,.... Could the walls of it, which were very high, two hundred cubits high, as Herodotus F16 L. 1. sive Clio, c. 178. says, be carried up as high as heaven; or the towers of it, which were exceeding high, ten foot higher than the walls, as Curtius F17 Hist. l. 5. c. 1. says, likewise be raised to the same height: and though she should fortify the height of her strength : make her walls and towers as strong as they were high; unless... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:54

A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon ,.... Of the inhabitants of it upon its being taken; which is said to denote the certainty of it, which was as sure as if the cry of the distressed was then heard: and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans ; that is, the report of a great destruction there, was, or would be, carried from thence, and spread all over the world. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:55

Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon ,.... By means of the Merits and Persians; these were his instruments he made use of; to these he gave commission, power, and strength to spoil Babylon; and therefore it is ascribed to him: and destroyed out of her the great voice ; the noise of people, which is very great in populous cities, where people are passing to and fro in great numbers upon business; which ceases when any calamity comes, as pestilence, famine, or sword, which sweep away the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:56

Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon ,.... That is, Cyrus, with his army: and her mighty men are taken ; unawares, by surprise: everyone of their bows is broken ; they had no strength to withstand the enemy, and were obliged to yield at once; lay down their arms, and submit: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite ; that God to whom vengeance belongs, and will recompense it; who is a God of justice and equity, the Judge of all the earth; he will... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 51:1-58

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:48

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:49

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:50

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:51

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:52

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:53

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:54

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:55

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 51:56

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