JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:1 LEB-KAMAI is a code name for Chaldea (BABYLON; see esv footnote). It may simply refer to Babylon as God’s enemy because the nation opposed God (Jeremiah 50:24). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:2 Just as God winnowed Judah (Jeremiah 15:7), so he will winnow BABYLON... ON THE DAY OF TROUBLE (see Jeremiah 2:28). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:5 Despite all the judgments that God has sent on JUDAH and ISRAEL, he has NOT... FORSAKEN them, for he will unite them (Jeremiah 3:6) and give them a new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:7 GOLDEN CUP. A metaphor for Babylon’s wealth (v. Jeremiah 51:13) and role as God’s instrument of judgment (Jeremiah 25:15). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:9 WE. Perhaps Babylon’s allies. WOULD HAVE HEALED BABYLON. Would have come to her aid, but such attempts would be pointless because her sins have REACHED UP TO HEAVEN, where God sees and judges. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:11 MEDES. See Isaiah 13:17. Cyrus incorporated the Medes into the Persian Empire in 550 B.C. VENGEANCE FOR HIS TEMPLE. See Jeremiah 50:28. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len= [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:12 STANDARD. Signal. See Jeremiah 4:6 and Isaiah 13:2. WATCHMEN. Persons charged with making certain that BABYLON has not figured out the invader’s plan. AMBUSHES. Intended to catch Babylon unaware as soldiers leave the city. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:14 SWORN BY HIMSELF. The highest name and authority (Isaiah 45:23; Isaiah 62:8; Amos 6:8; Hebrews 6:13). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:15 Stated also in Jeremiah 10:12. God alone created and rules the EARTH. ISRAEL forgot this and was judged; Babylon has ignored this and will be judged (Daniel 5:13). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:20 In the past Babylon was God’s HAMMER, or instrument of judgment (Jeremiah 50:23). Now a new nation will play that role as Babylon becomes like the NATIONS it defeated. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:25 As in Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44, Babylon is compared to a great MOUNTAIN that once destroyed others but will now be destroyed. A volcano may be the basis for the metaphor, but the exact meaning is uncertain. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:31 Several messengers tell Babylon’s KING the same news: the city is surrounded, the water escape routes are cut off, and the places of hiding (MARSHES) have been torched. No wonder the SOLDIERS ARE IN PANIC. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:34 LIKE A MONSTER. Though NEBUCHADNEZZAR was sent by God against JERUSALEM (Jeremiah 27:1), he was unnecessarily violent and brutal in how he treated Judah (Jeremiah 50:17; Jeremiah 51:11, Jeremiah 51:24).... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:36 PLEAD YOUR CAUSE. See Jeremiah 50:33. DRY UP HER SEA. Cut off her fertility. See Jeremiah 51:13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:44 BEL. See note on 50:1–2. WHAT HE HAS SWALLOWED. Babylon believed that its god gave its victories, but he has no power to help in its time of need. WALL. The tops of Babylon’s walls were wide enough for several chariots to travel side by side. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docum... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:48 All of creation will SING FOR JOY when BABYLON, the great destroyer, falls. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:49 BABYLON made other nations drink the cup of God’s wrath (Jeremiah 25:15), and soon Babylon will drink the same cup (Jeremiah 25:26). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:50 REMEMBER THE LORD. Israel must recall and renew its covenant with God (Jeremiah 2:2; Jeremiah 31:31). The Israelites should LET JERUSALEM enter their thoughts and draw them home. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:57 MAKE DRUNK. See Jeremiah 25:15; Jeremiah 51:38. THE KING. God, not human monarchs like Nebuchadnezzar, rules the universe (Jeremiah 46:18). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:58 BROAD WALL OF BABYLON. See note on v. 44. HIGH GATES. Babylon’s walls and gates were for defensive purposes, but they could not protect her in the end (v. Jeremiah 51:53). PEOPLES LABOR FOR NOTHING. Humans work hard to build great cities to make names for themselves,... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:59 SERAIAH THE SON OF NERIAH. Probably Baruch’s brother (Jeremiah 32:12). WENT WITH ZEDEKIAH. Apparently Zedekiah was summoned to Babylon to explain his questionable behavior (Jeremiah 27:1). FOURTH YEAR. 594–593 B.C. QUARTERMASTER. Responsible for the king’s travel arra... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:60 JEREMIAH WROTE IN A BOOK all these words concerning BABYLON (most likely Jeremiah 50:2). READ ALL THESE WORDS. Apparently SERAIAH was sent to deliver this message, as Baruch was sent in Jeremiah 36:1. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:63 Jeremiah’s final symbolic act (see Jeremiah 13:1; Jeremiah 16:1; Jeremiah 19:1; etc.) fulfills his initial call to be a prophet to the nations (Jeremiah 1:5). THUS FAR ARE THE WORDS OF JEREMIAH indicates Jeremiah’s last words either in the whole book or in the scroll... [ Continue Reading ]