Jeremiah 51:40

40 "I will lead them down like lambs to be put to death. They will be like rams and goats that have been killed.

Jeremiah 51:40 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:40

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter
To the place of slaughter; who shall be able to make no more resistance than lambs. This explains what is meant by being made drunk, and sleeping a perpetual sleep, even destruction and death: like rams with he goats;
denoting the promiscuous destruction of the prince and common people together.

Jeremiah 51:40 In-Context

38 All of its people roar like young lions. They growl like lion cubs.

39 They are stirred up. So I will set a big dinner in front of them. I will make them drunk. And they will shout and laugh. But then they will lie down and die. They will never wake up," announces the Lord.

40 "I will lead them down like lambs to be put to death. They will be like rams and goats that have been killed.

41 "Babylon will be captured! The whole earth was very proud of it. But it will be taken over by others! The nations will be shocked when it falls.

42 Babylon's enemies will sweep over it like an ocean. Like roaring waves they will cover it.