Jeremiah 51:26

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 51:26

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations ,.... Signifying that it should be so utterly consumed by fire, that there should not be a stone left fit to be put into any new building, especially to be a corner or a foundation stone. The Targum understands it figuratively, "and they shall not take of thee a king for a kingdom, and a ruler for government:' but thou shall be desolate for ever, saith the Lord ; see Jeremiah 50:39 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 51:26

Verse 26 He confirms the former verse, that when Babylon was destroyed, there would be no hope of restoration. It often happens, that those cities which have been wholly destroyed are afterwards built up again; but God says that this would not be the case with Babylon, for it was given over to perpetual destruction. By corner and foundations he understands the strength of the buildings, he then says, that there was no hope that the stones would be again fitted together, for the building of the... 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 51:20-26

Israel is now to be Jehovah's hammer, striking down everything, even the Chaldean colossus. But though Babylon may be as great and as destructive as a volcanic mountain, it shall soon be quite burnt out. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:25-26

Another image for the destruction of Babylon. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:25-26

The destroying mountain destroyed. I. THE DESTROYING MOUNTAIN . The mountain is a very fitting symbol of a people eminent among the nations and seeming easily to dominate over them. In such a symbol there is involved the undisputed assertion of superiority. The mountain looks down on the plains, and the plains accept the position. But whereas, in nature, the mountain looks down upon the plains with a mingling of benefits and injuries, of which even the injuries are seen to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 51:26

And they shall not take of thee, etc. "Of thee," i.e. "of the Babylonian power" personified—not "of Babylon," which was built of brick, not of stone. The figure of the mountain is still preserved. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 51:26

The prophet means that:(1) Babylon would never again be the seat of empire. Nor(2) would any new development of events take its rise thence. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 51:25-26

Jeremiah 51:25-26. Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain Babylon was situate in a plain, but is called a mountain here, by reason of its superiority and eminence above all other places; and perhaps also on account of its lofty walls, palaces, and other edifices; and it has the epithet of destroying, on account of its being the cause of the destruction of many nations. Or, the words הר המשׁחית may properly be rendered, mountain of corruption, a name given by way of reproach to... read more

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