Yēlìmǐshū 51:8

8 Bābǐlún hūrán qīngfù huǐhuaì . yào wèi tā āi hào . wéizhǐ tāde téngtòng , ná rǔxiāng huòzhĕ kĕyǐ zhì hǎo/4 .

Yēlìmǐshū 51:8 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:8

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed
Or "broken" ^F7; even into shivers, as a cup is; for when it had been used to answer the purposes designed by the Lord, he let it fall cut of his hands at once, and it was broken; or rather he dashed it in pieces, as a potter's vessel. The destruction of Babylon was brought about in a very short time, considering the strength of it; and was unexpected by the inhabitants of it, and by the nations round about; but, when it was come, it was irreparable: so the destruction of mystical Babylon will be in one hour, and it will be an utter and entire destruction, ( Revelation 18:8 ) ; howl for her;
as the inhabitants of Babylon, and her friends and allies that loved her, did no doubt; and as the kings and merchants of the earth, and others, will howl for spiritual Babylon, ( Revelation 18:9-19 ) ; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed:
or balsam; see ( Jeremiah 46:11 ) ; which is said by way of derision and mockery, as Kimchi and Abarbinel observe; or in an ironical and sarcastic manner; suggesting, that, let what means soever be made use of, her wound was incurable, her ruin inevitable, and her case irrecoverable.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (rbvt) "confracta est", Schmidt; "fracta est", Cocceius; "contrita est", Piscator.

Yēlìmǐshū 51:8 In-Context

6 Nǐmen yào cóng Bābǐlún zhōng taó bēn , gè jiù zìjǐ de xìngméng . búyào xiàn zaì tāde zuìniè zhōng yītóng mièwáng . yīnwei zhè shì Yēhéhuá bàochóu de shíhou , tā bì xiàng Bābǐlún shīxíng bàoyìng .

7 Bābǐlún sùlái shì Yēhéhuá shǒu zhōng de jīn bēi , shǐ tiān xià chén zuì . wàn guó hē le tāde jiǔ jiù diān kuáng le .

8 Bābǐlún hūrán qīngfù huǐhuaì . yào wèi tā āi hào . wéizhǐ tāde téngtòng , ná rǔxiāng huòzhĕ kĕyǐ zhì hǎo/4 .

9 Wǒmen xiǎng yīzhì Bābǐlún , tā què méiyǒu zhì hǎo . líkāi tā ba . wǒmen gèrén guī huí bĕn guó . yīnwei tā shòu de shĕnpàn tōng yú shàngtiān , dádào qióng cāng .

10 Yēhéhuá yǐjing zhāng xiǎn wǒmen de gōngyì . lái ba . wǒmen kĕyǐ zaì Xī \'ān bàogào Yēhéhuá wǒmen shén de zuòwéi .