Jeremías 50:29

29 Haced juntar sobre Babilonia flecheros, a todos los que entesan arco; asentad campo sobre ella alrededor; no escape de ella ninguno; pagadle según su obra; conforme a todo lo que ella hizo, haced con ella; porque contra el SEÑOR se ensoberbeció, contra el Santo de Israel

Jeremías 50:29 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 50:29

Call together the archers against Babylon
The Medes and Persians, who were well skilled in archery, especially the Elamites; see ( Isaiah 22:6 ) ; hence Horace ^F4 makes mention of "Medi pharetra"; and Cyrus in Xenophon ^F5 says, that he had under his command sixty thousand men that wore targets and were archers; (See Gill on Jeremiah 50:9). Some render it "many", as the Targum; and the sense is, either gather many together against Babylon, a large army; or cause many to hear the vengeance against Babylon; publish this good news; so the word used by the Targum signifies; and this will be done by Gospel preachers, with respect to mystical Babylon, ( Revelation 14:6 Revelation 14:8 ) ; all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof
escape;
surround it on every side; besiege it so closely that none may be able to escape: recompence her according to her work: according to all that she hath
done, do unto her;
which is the law of retaliation; (See Gill on Jeremiah 50:15); and with it compare ( Revelation 18:6 ) ; for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of
Israel;
behaved haughtily and contemptuously towards the Lord and his people; burning the city and temple of Jerusalem; profaning the vessels of it, and ill treating the captive Jews; so the Targum,

``because she hath spoken ill against the people of the Lord, saying words which were not right before the Holy One of Israel;''

which may fitly be applied to antichrist the man of sin, sitting in the temple of God, showing himself as God; opening his mouth in blasphemy against him and his saints, ( 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ) ( Revelation 13:5 Revelation 13:6 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Carmin. l. 2. Ode 16.
F5 Cyropaedia, l. 2. c. 1.

Jeremías 50:29 In-Context

27 Matad todos sus novillos; vayan al matadero. ¡Ay de ellos! Que venido es su día, el tiempo de su visitación

28 Voz de los que huyen y escapan de la tierra de Babilonia se oye, para dar las nuevas en Sion de la venganza del SEÑOR nuestro Dios, de la venganza de su Templo

29 Haced juntar sobre Babilonia flecheros, a todos los que entesan arco; asentad campo sobre ella alrededor; no escape de ella ninguno; pagadle según su obra; conforme a todo lo que ella hizo, haced con ella; porque contra el SEÑOR se ensoberbeció, contra el Santo de Israel

30 Por tanto, sus jóvenes caerán en sus plazas, y todos sus hombres de guerra serán talados en aquel día, dijo el SEÑOR

31 He aquí yo estoy contra ti, oh soberbio, dijo el Señor DIOS de los ejércitos; porque tu día es venido, el tiempo en que te visitaré