Jeremías 51:14

14 El SEÑOR de los ejércitos juró por su vida, diciendo: Yo te llenaré de hombres como de langostas, y cantarán sobre ti canción de lagareros

Jeremías 51:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:14

The Lord hath sworn by himself, [saying]
Or, "by his soul" or "life" ^F17; which is himself, than which he cannot swear by a greater, ( Hebrews 6:13 ) ; and the certain performance of what he swears unto need not be doubted of; and indeed the design of the oath is to assure of the truth of the thing, about which, after this, there ought to be no hesitation: surely I fill thee with men as with caterpillars;
or "locusts" ^F18; march in vast numbers, and make sad desolation where they come; and to which a numerous army may fitly be compared; and which are here meant, even the army of Cyrus, that should enter Babylon, and fill it, as it did. So the Targum,

``the Lord of hosts hath sworn by his word, if I fill them with armies of many people as locusts:''

and they shall lift up a shout against thee;
as soldiers, when they make the onset in battle; or as besiegers, when they make their attack on a city; or as when grape gatherers bring in their vintage, or tread out their wine, to which the allusion is: it signifies that her enemies should get an entire victory, and triumph over her.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (wvpnb) "per animam suam", Pagninus, Cocceius, Schmidt.
F18 (qlyk) "ut, [vel] quasi brucho", V. L. Cocceius, Montanus, Grotius, Schmidt.

Jeremías 51:14 In-Context

12 Levantad bandera sobre los muros de Babilonia, reforzad la guardia, poned centinelas, disponed celadas; porque deliberó el SEÑOR, y aun pondrá en efecto lo que dijo sobre los moradores de Babilonia

13 La que moras entre muchas aguas, rica en tesoros, ha venido tu fin, la medida de tu codicia

14 El SEÑOR de los ejércitos juró por su vida, diciendo: Yo te llenaré de hombres como de langostas, y cantarán sobre ti canción de lagareros

15 El es el que hace la tierra con su fortaleza, el que afirma el mundo con su sabiduría, y extiende los cielos con su inteligencia

16 el que da con su voz multitud de aguas del cielo; después hace subir las nubes de lo postrero de la tierra; hace relámpagos con la lluvia, y saca el viento de sus tesoros