Jeremiah 51:35

35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say ; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say .

Jeremiah 51:35 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:35

The violence done to me, and to my flesh, [be] upon Babylon,
&c.] That is, let the injuries done to Zion and her children, be avenged on Babylon; the hurt done to their persons and families, and the spoiling of their goods, and destruction of their cities, houses, and substance: shall the inhabitant of Zion say;
by way of imprecation: and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say;
let the guilt of it be charged upon them, and punishment for it be inflicted on them. The Targum is,

``the sin of the innocent blood which is shed in me;''

let that be imputed to them, and vengeance come upon them for it.

Jeremiah 51:35 In-Context

33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come .

34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out .

35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say ; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say .

36 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry .

37 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant .

Footnotes

• [a]. The violence...: Heb. My violence