"And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:"
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Historical appendix. In his fourth year Zedekiah journeyed to Babylon
either to obtain some favor from Nebuchadnezzar, or because he was
summoned to be present on some state occasion. Jeremiah took th...
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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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Seraiah's mission
The rejection as non-Jeremianic of the preceding prophecy against
Babylon (see introd. note to chs. 50, 51) by no means need involve
suspicion of this section. Here impassioned denu...
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THOU SHALT BIND A STONE TO IT, &C.— The prophets, as we have seen,
frequently gave sensible representations of judgments which they
foretold. The present was a sufficient and striking emblem of
Babylo...
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IV. THE HISTORY OF THE BABYLON PROPHECY Jeremiah 51:59-64
TRANSLATION
(59) The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of
Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah, ki...
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The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of
Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of
Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Serai...
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1-14. The end of Babylon arrives....
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THOU SHALT BIND A STONE TO IT. — The meaning of the symbolic act,
which has its parallel in the girdle of Jeremiah 13:1, in the
potter’s vessel of Jeremiah 19:10, and in the yokes of Jeremiah
27:2, is...
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וְ הָיָה֙ כְּ כַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ לִ קְרֹ֖א
אֶת ־הַ סֵּ֣פֶר הַ זֶּ֑ה תִּקְשֹׁ֤ר
עָלָיו֙ אֶ֔בֶן...
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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 Isaiah 4...
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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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And it shall be, when thou hast finished reading this book, [that]
thou shalt bind a (l) stone to it, and cast it into the midst of
Euphrates:
(l) John in his Revelation alludes to this place when he...
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Here the subject closeth, both to Jeremiah's prophecy, and the
predictions against Babylon; and a solemn close it is. The best and
truest explanation we find to the whole is in the Book of Revelation;...
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He afterwards adds, _And when thou hast made an end of reading, thou
shalt tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates, and shalt say,
Thus sink shall Babylon _Here is added an external symbol to...
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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...
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AND IT SHALL BE, WHEN THOU HAST MADE AN END OF READING THIS BOOK,....
To the captive Jews; and having also said the above words by way of
prayer and approbation:
[THAT] THOU SHALT BIND A STONE TO IT,...
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And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book,
[that] thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of
Euphrates:
Ver. 63. _Thou shalt bind a stone to it._] See the lik...
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_And thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of
Euphrates_ The prophets, as we have seen, frequently gave sensible
representations of the judgments they foretold: see Jeremiah 19:10....
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THE WORK OF THE SPOILERS...
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59-64 This prophecy is sent to Babylon, to the captives there, by
Seraiah, who is to read it to his countrymen in captivity. Let them
with faith see the end of these threatening powers, and comfort
th...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Jeremiah 51:63 finished H3615 (H8763) reading H7121 (H8800) book H5612
tie H7194 (H8799) stone H68 throw H7993 (H8689) into H8432 Euphrates
H6578
you shall bind - Jeremiah 19:10-11; Revelation 18:21...
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JEREMIAH HANDS TO ONE OF THE GODLY LEADERS WHO IS GOING WITH KING
ZEDEKIAH ON A JOURNEY TO BABYLON A SCROLL CONTAINING HIS PROPHECIES
ABOUT BABYLON. THIS WAS TO BE USED SYMBOLICALLY TO DENOTE THE CERT...
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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 51:63 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...
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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 A...
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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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Jeremiah 19:10; Jeremiah 19:11; Revelation 18:21...