John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:13
Because of the wrath of the Lord, it shall not be inhabited ,.... That is, Babylon; which the Targum expresses, "because thou, Babylon, hast provoked the Lord;' by their idolatry, luxury, ill usage of his people, and profanation of the vessels of the sanctuary; therefore it should be destroyed, and left without an inhabitant in it: but it shall be wholly desolate ; as it now is. Pausanias says F15 Arcadica, sive l. 8. p. 509. , in his time there was nothing but a wall... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:9-20
God is here by his prophet, as afterwards in his providence, proceeding in his controversy with Babylon. Observe, I. The commission and charge given to the instruments that were to be employed in destroying Babylon. The army that is to do it is called an assembly of great nations (Jer. 50:9), the Medes and Persians, and all their allies and auxiliaries; it is called an assembly, because regularly formed by the divine will and counsel to do this execution. God will raise them up to do it, will... read more