Jeremiah 50:31

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:21-32

Here, 1. The forces are mustered and commissioned to destroy Babylon, and every thing is got ready for a descent upon that potent kingdom: Go up against that land by Merathaim, the country of the Mardi, that lay part in Assyria and part in Armenia; and go among the inhabitants of Pekod, another country (mentioned Ezek. 23:23) which Cyrus took in his way to Babylon. The forces of Cyrus are called to go up against Babylon (Jer. 50:21), to come against her from the utmost border. Let all come... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:31

Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts ,.... Or, O "pride", or O "man of pride" F9 זדון Heb. "superbia", Schmidt; vel "vir superbiae", Piscator; so Abarbinel. ; intolerably proud, superlatively so, as the kings of Babylon were, as Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar likewise, the present king; so the Targum interprets it of a king, "behold, I send my fury against thee, O wicked king;' and is applicable enough to the man of sin, that monster of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:31

O thou most proud - זדון zadon . Pride in the abstract; proudest of all people. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:31

Verse 31 Jeremiah, in order more fully to confirm what he had said, again introduces God as the speaker. And we have stated how necessary this was, because he could have hardly gained credit otherwise to his prophecy; but when he introduced God, he removed every doubt. Behold, he says, I am against thee, O proud one He again calls the Babylonians proud, even because they had not been led to war by levity or folly, or vain ambition, but because they had assailed God and men without any reverence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-46

Jeremiah 50:1-46 . AND 51. ON BABYLON . This attitude of reserve is not assumed without substantial grounds, derived from two sources—the epilogue ( Jeremiah 51:59-64 ) and the prophecy itself. First, as to the epilogue. It is clear that the words, "and they shall be weary," are out of place in Jeremiah 51:64 , and that they are wrongly repeated from Jeremiah 51:58 . But how came they to be repeated? Because, originally, the declaration, "Thus far are the words of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:29-40

The completeness of Babylon's destruction. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:31

O thou most proud; rather, O Pride ! Just as in Jeremiah 50:21 Babylon is called Merathaim, and as Egypt is, in Hebrew poetry, called Rahab, i.e. "boisterousness" or "arrogance" ( Isaiah 30:7 ; Isaiah 51:9 ; Job 26:12 ; Psalms 87:4 ; Psalms 89:10 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:31

Babylon is here called Pride, just as in Jeremiah 50:21 she was called Double-rebellion. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 50:25-32

Jeremiah 50:25-32. The Lord hath opened his armory, &c. God hath raised up enemies to subdue the Chaldeans, namely, Cyrus and his confederates, and hath furnished them with all the means necessary for such an undertaking. Come against her from the utmost border From distant parts, namely, from the Caspian and Euxine seas. Cast her up as heaps The marginal rendering seems preferable; Tread her, trample over her, as heaps of ruins; or tread her as the corn is trodden down when it... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-46

A message concerning Babylon (50:1-46)Finally, Jeremiah sees that the nation that God used to punish Judah will itself be punished. Bel, or Merodach (Marduk), the chief god of Babylon, will be powerless to save Babylon when the attack comes (50:1-3).Since the Judeans will by this time have humbly repented before God, the downfall of Babylon will give them the opportunity to return to the land where their ancestors once lived (4-5). (When Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon in 539 BC, he promptly... read more

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