Jeremiah 51:8-10

8 Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Wail over her! Get balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.

9 “ ‘We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to our own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the heavens.’

10 “ ‘The LORD has vindicated us; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has done.’

Jeremiah 51:8-10 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 Isaiah 14:15; S Isaiah 21:9; S Revelation 14:8
• 2. Jeremiah 8:22; Jeremiah 46:11
• 3. S Isaiah 13:14; S Isaiah 31:9; Jeremiah 50:16
• 4. Revelation 18:4-5
• 5. Micah 7:9
• 6. Psalms 64:9; S Jeremiah 50:28