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Verse Jeremiah 51:14. _I WILL FILL THEE WITH MEN_] By means of these
very waters through the channel of thy boasted river, thou shalt be
filled with men, suddenly appearing as an army of _locusts_; an...
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Rather, “Surely I have filled thee with men as with locusts, and
they shall sing over thee the vintage-song.” The vintage-shout
suggests the idea of trampling Babylon under foot, as the vintagers
tram...
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CHAPTER S 50-51 BABYLON
These two final Chapter s contain a great prophecy concerning Babylon,
her overthrow and doom. The fifty-first chapter closes with the
statement “thus far are the words of Jere...
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JEREMIAH 50:1 TO JEREMIAH 51:58. BABYLON. This long and monotonous
prophecy, which is without order or logical development of ideas, is
largely a compilation from the prophetic writings of Jeremiah an...
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BY HIMSELF. by His soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. Figure of speech
_Anthropopatheia._
CATERPILLERS. locusts. Compare Joel 2:2.Nahum 3:15.
THEY: i.e. the assailants....
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_I will fill, etc_.] rather, _Though I have filled thee_(better, _thou
art filled) with men_(i.e. innumerable inhabitants), _as with
locusts_(viz. in point of numbers), _they_(the assailants) _shall l...
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AS WITH CATERPILLARS— _Locusts._...
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D. Divine Destruction Jeremiah 51:11-26
TRANSLATION
(11) Polish the arrows! Fill the shields! The LORD has aroused the
spirit of the king of the Medes; for His purpose is against Babylon to
destroy i...
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The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill
thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout
against thee.
THE LORD OF HOSTS HATH SWORN BY HIMSELF - liter...
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51:14 himself, (d-7) Lit. 'by his soul.'...
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1-14. The end of Babylon arrives....
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CATERPILLERS] RV 'the cankerworm.'
15-19. The Creator of all things is the only true God. See on Jeremiah
10:13.
20-58. The fate appointed for Babylon....
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THE LORD OF HOSTS HATH SWORN BY HIMSELF. — This is, as in Jeremiah
49:13; Amos 6:8, the most solemn form of affirmation. Compare Hebrews
6:13, and Note on...
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CHAPTER XXV
BABYLON
Jeremiah 50:1, Jeremiah 51:1
"Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces."-
Jeremiah 50:2
THESE Chapter s present phenomena analogous to those of...
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In the second movement of the prophecy which deals with Babylon's doom
and Israel's responsibility, Jeremiah first repeated his declarations
concerning the determination of Jehovah to bring about the...
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_Himself. Septuagint, "his hand" lifted up, or by his power. ---
Locusts. Their ravages were equally dreaded, Joel ii. 4., and Judges
vi. 5._...
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Again I beg the Reader to remark, how the Lord points to his
discriminating grace. The portion of Jacob is not like others. This
people, saith Jehovah, I have formed for myself, they shall show forth...
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The Prophet more fully confirms what he had said by introducing God as
making an oath; and it is the most solemn manner of confirmation when
God swears by his own name. But he speaks of God in the lan...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51.
Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already
mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies
against t...
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THE LORD HATH SWORN BY HIMSELF, [SAYING],.... Or, "by his soul" or
"life" q; which is himself, than which he cannot swear by a greater,
Hebrews 6:13; and the certain performance of what he swears unto...
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The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill
thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout
against thee.
Ver. 14. _Surely I will fill thee with men as w...
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_O thou that dwellest upon many waters_ The river Euphrates ran
through the midst of Babylon, and there was a prodigious lake of water
on one side of the city, besides other lesser waters near it, so...
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THE THREAT OF JEHOVAH IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS...
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The Lord of hosts hath sworn by Himself, by His own soul or life,
saying, SURELY I WILL FILL THEE WITH MEN AS WITH CATERPILLARS, rather,
"Have I filled thee with men as with locusts?" AND THEY SHALL L...
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BY HIMSELF:
_ Heb._ by his soul
LIFT UP:
_ Heb._ utter...
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1-58 The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven,
and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in
treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secur...
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The Lord, that is able to bring to pass what he saith, hath sworn by
his life, or by himself; see the like phrase Jeremiah 22:5, Jeremiah
44:26 49:13 Amos 4:2, Amos 6:8
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Jeremiah 51:14 LORD H3068 hosts H6635 sworn H7650 (H8738) Himself
H5315 fill H4390 (H8765) men H120 locusts...
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YHWH'S VENGEANCE ON BABYLON AND THE VINDICATION OF ISRAEL/JUDAH
(JEREMIAH 51:1).
The proclamation of the certainty of YHWH's coming judgment on
Babylon, and on all that it stands for, continues. While...
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CONTENTS: Prophecies against Babylon, continued.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Nebuchadrezzar, Seraiah.
CONCLUSION: Let no nation think it will exempt them from God's
judgment that they have been execu...
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Jeremiah 51:7. _Babylon is a golden cup in the hands of Jehovah._ All
the captives and allies are intoxicated with it. All nations bow to
her idols, submit to her power, wonder at her riches, applaud...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 51:14 SWORN BY HIMSELF. The highest name
and authority (Isaiah 45:23;...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—For _Chronological Notes,_ see
foregoing chapter.
GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES.— Jeremiah 51:27. “_The kingdoms of
Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenas_.” These nations of Western As...
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EXPOSITION
JEREMIAH 51:1
AGAINST THEM THAT DWELL IN THE MIDST OF THEM THAT RISE UP AGAINST ME.
The Hebrew has _lēb-kāmai_, which is _Kasdim_, or _Chaldea,
_written in the cypher called Athbash (see...
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Amos 6:8; Hebrews 6:13; Jeremiah 46:23; Jeremiah 49:13; Jeremiah 50:15