Jeremiah 51:15-25

15 It is ¹He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He ²stretched out the heavens.

16 When He utters His ³voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, And He causes the ⁴clouds to ascend from the end of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain And brings forth the ⁵wind from His storehouses.

17 ⁶All mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge; Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, For his molten images are ⁷deceitful, And there is no breath in them.

18 They are ⁸worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.

19 The ⁹portion of Jacob is not like these; For the Maker of all is He, And of the tribe of His inheritance; The ¹⁰LORD of hosts is His name.

20 He says, "You are My ¹¹war-club, My weapon of war; And with you I ¹²shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.

21 "With you I ¹³shatter the horse and his rider, And with you I shatter the ¹⁴chariot and its rider,

22 And with you I shatter ¹⁵man and woman, And with you I shatter old man and ¹⁶youth, And with you I shatter young man and virgin,

23 And with you I shatter the shepherd and his flock, And with you I shatter the farmer and his team, And with you I shatter governors and prefects.

24 "But I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of ¹⁷Chaldea for ¹⁸all their evil that they have done in Zion before your eyes," declares the LORD.

25 "Behold, ¹⁹I am against you, ²⁰O destroying mountain, Who destroys the whole earth," declares the LORD, "And I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the crags, And I will make you a ²¹burnt out mountain.

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Jeremiah 51:15-25 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

Cross References 21

1. Genesis 1:1; Jeremiah 10:12-16; Jeremiah 51:15-19
2. Job 9:8; Psalms 146:5, 6; Jeremiah 32:17; Acts 14:15; Romans 1:20
3. Job 37:2-6; Psalms 18:13
4. Psalms 135:7; Jeremiah 10:13
5. Jonah 1:4
6. Isaiah 44:18-20; Jeremiah 10:14
7. Habakkuk 2:18, 19
8. Jeremiah 18:15
9. Psalms 73:26; Jeremiah 10:16
10. Jeremiah 50:34
11. Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 41:15, 16; Jeremiah 50:23
12. Isaiah 8:9; Isaiah 41:15, 16; Micah 4:12, 13
13. Exodus 15:1
14. Exodus 15:4; Isaiah 43:17
15. 2 Chronicles 36:17; Isaiah 13:15, 16
16. Isaiah 13:18
17. Jeremiah 50:10
18. Jeremiah 50:15, 29
19. Jeremiah 50:31
20. Isaiah 13:2; Zechariah 4:7
21. Revelation 8:8

Footnotes 4

[a]. Or "graven images"
[b]. Lit "Fashioner"
[c]. Or "Scepter;" cf Num 24:17
[d]. Lit "shatterer"

Jeremiah 51:15-25

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Jeremiah 51:15-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 51

Cross References 21

Footnotes 4