Jeremiah 51:28

28 Prepare the nations against her, the kings of the Medes, his governors and deputies, and all the land he controls.

Jeremiah 51:28 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:28

Prepare against her the nations, with the kings of the Medes,
&c.] At the head of them, Darius and Cyrus. The Syriac version has it in the singular number, the king of the Modes: the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of
his dominions;
that is, the inhabitants of it, the common people, with their princes, nobles, governors, as captains of them, under Cyrus, their generalissimo.

Jeremiah 51:28 In-Context

26 No one will make cornerstones or foundation-stones from you again; but you will be desolate forever," says ADONAI.

27 Raise up a banner in the land, blow the shofar among the nations. Prepare the nations for war against her. Summon kingdoms against her - Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz. Appoint an officer against her; bring up horses like bristling grasshoppers.

28 Prepare the nations against her, the kings of the Medes, his governors and deputies, and all the land he controls.

29 The earth quakes and writhes, as ADONAI's designs against Bavel are fulfilled, to make the land of Bavel a ruin, with no one living there.

30 Bavel's warriors have given up fighting; they remain in their fortresses; their courage has failed; they are now like women. Her homes are on fire, her gate-bars broken.