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Matthew Henry

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 51:10

The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness ,.... Or "righteousnesses" F9 צדקתינו "justitas nostras", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius, Schmidt. this, as Kimchi observes, is spoken in the person of the Israelites; not as though the Jews had done no iniquity, for which they were carried captive; they had committed much, and were far from being righteous in themselves, but were so in comparison of the Chaldeans; and who had gone beyond their commission, and had greatly... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:10

The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness - This is the answer of the Jews. God has vindicated our cause. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:10

Verse 10 The Prophet here addresses the faithful, and especially shows, that the ruin of Babylon would be a sure evidence of God’s paternal favor towards his Church. And it was no common consolation to the faithful, in their extreme miseries, to know, that so dear and precious to God was their salvation, that he would by no means spare the Babylonians, whom the whole world regarded as half gods; for, as I have said, the power of that monarchy filled the minds of men with astonishment. When the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:5-14

The covenant between Jehovah and Israel is one reason why Babylon must fall; and Babylon's own guilt is another. Hence pity is out of place. "Here liveth piety where pity ends; Can any man be guilty more than he Whose bias with the doom of God contends?" (Dante, 'Inferno,' 20.28, Cayley.) Flee, therefore, lest ye be involved in Babylon's ruin. For Jehovah's purpose of vengeance cannot be reversed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:6-50

The duty of separating from the world. I. IN WHAT SENSE OBLIGATORY UPON THE CHILDREN OF GOD . 1 . Spiritual detachment is always the duty of saints. In heart and life they are to be separate unto the Lord. Their motives, ulterior aims, and dispositions are to be such as the Holy Spirit creates and fosters. They obey the law of the resurrection life, and "seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God, setting their affection on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:10

Our righteousness; literally, our righteousnesses; not in the sense of "righteous deeds "(as in Isaiah 64:6 ; 5:11 ), but "those things which prove us to righteous; i.e. by punishing Babylon he hath justified us" (Payne Smith). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:10

Public thanksgiving. In the destruction of Babylon and the restoration of Israel the devout sufferers of the Captivity see the justification of their conduct which had lain under a shadow while they shared in the punishment of their guilty brethren. So happy an issue from their troubles calls for devout gratitude, and this finds its expression in hymns of praise and public thanksgiving. I. PRAISE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF WORSHIP . Two faults may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:10

Praise the outcome of saintly experience. These are the words of Jeremiah, but there can be little doubt he is but instinctively interpreting the emotion that must fill the breasts of his countrymen when his predictions were accomplished. As a representative Israelite, he expresses the deep-seated impulse that is felt when the greater providences and special spiritual deliverances of life are realized. I. EXPERIENCES OF SAVING GRACE AN OCCASION OF THANKSGIVING AND ... read more

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