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Jeremiah 51:17-27

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17 Every man is stupid and without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false, and there is no breath in them.
18 They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
19 Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the Lord of hosts is his name.
20 “You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I 1break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms;
21 with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider; with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer;
22 with you I break in pieces man and woman; with you I break in pieces 2the old man and the youth; with you I break in pieces 3the young man and the young woman;
23 with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team; with you I break in pieces 4governors and commanders.
24 5“I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, declares the Lord, which destroys the whole earth; I will stretch out my hand against you, and roll you down from the crags, 6and make you a burnt mountain.
26 No 7stone shall be taken from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be 8a perpetual waste, declares the Lord.
27 9“Set up a standard on the earth; 10blow the trumpet among the nations; 11prepare 12the nations for war against her; summon against her 13the kingdoms, 14Ararat, Minni, and 15Ashkenaz; appoint a 16marshal against her; 17bring up horses like bristling locusts.
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Jeremiah 51:17-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 51

The former part of this chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the preceding chapter, concerning the destruction of Babylon, Jer 51:1-58; the latter part of it contains a prophecy of Jeremiah sent to the captives in Babylon by the hand of Seraiah, with the copy of the above prophecy against Babylon, and an order to fasten a stone to it, and cast it into the river Euphrates, as a sign, confirming the utter and irreparable ruin of Babylon, Jer 51:59-64.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 17

  • 1. 51:20 [Dan. 7:7, 19, 23]
  • 2. 51:22 2 Chr. 36:17; [Isa. 13:16, 18]
  • 3. 51:22 2 Chr. 36:17; [Isa. 13:16, 18]
  • 4. 51:23 ver. 28, 57
  • 5. 51:24 ch. 50:15, 29; [Ps. 137:8]
  • 6. 51:25 Rev. 8:8; [Rev. 18:8, 9]
  • 7. 51:26 [Ps. 118:22; Isa. 28:16]
  • 8. 51:26 ver. 62; ch. 25:12
  • 9. 51:27 See ver. 12
  • 10. 51:27 See ch. 4:5
  • 11. 51:27 See ch. 6:4
  • 12. 51:27 See ch. 25:14
  • 13. 51:27 [ch. 50:41]
  • 14. 51:27 Gen. 8:4; 2 Kgs. 19:37
  • 15. 51:27 Gen. 10:3; 1 Chr. 1:6
  • 16. 51:27 Nah. 3:17
  • 17. 51:27 See ver. 14
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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