Jeremiah 50:29

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 50:29

Call together the archers against Babylon ,.... The Medes and Persians, who were well skilled in archery, especially the Elamites; see Isaiah 22:6 ; hence Horace F4 Carmin. l. 2. Ode 16. makes mention of "Medi pharetra"; and Cyrus in Xenophon F5 Cyropaedia, l. 2. c. 1. says, that he had under his command sixty thousand men that wore targets and were archers; See Gill on Jeremiah 50:9 . Some render it "many", as the Targum; and the sense is, either gather many together against... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:29

Call together the archers - The preceding verses are the prediction: here, God calls the Medes and Persians to fulfill it. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:29

Verse 29 The Prophet adopts various modes of speaking, and not without reason, because he had to thunder rather than to speak; and then as he spoke of a thing incredible, there was need of no common confirmation; the faithful also, almost pining away in their miseries, could hardly entertain any hope. This is the reason why the Prophet dwells so long and so diffusely on a subject in itself not obscure, for there was not only need of amplifying, but also of great vehemence. Then, as though he... 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

Call together the archers, etc. A dramatic way of indicating that the siege is about to begin. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:29-40

The completeness of Babylon's destruction. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:29

Or, “Summon the archers to Babylon, even all who bend the bow: encamp against her etc.” In this portion of the prophecy the capture of Babylon is regarded as the punishment due to her for burning the temple Jeremiah 50:28. 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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