Jeremiah 51:3-5

3 Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy^[a] her army.

4 They will fall down slain in Babylon,^[b]fatally wounded in her streets.

5 For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the LORD Almighty, though their land^[c] is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:3-5 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.

Cross References

• 1. S Jeremiah 50:29
• 2. Jeremiah 46:4
• 3. Isaiah 13:15
• 4. S Isaiah 13:18; Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 50:30
• 5. S Leviticus 26:44; Isaiah 54:6-8
• 6. Hosea 4:1

Footnotes

• [a]. The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
• [b]. Or "Chaldea"
• [c]. Or "Almighty," / "and the land of the Babylonians"