Jeremiah 50:37

37 War to the death on her hired killers, gutless wonders! War to the death on her banks - looted!

Jeremiah 50:37 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 50:37

A sword [is] upon their horses, and upon their chariots
Upon the horsemen, and those that rode in chariots; upon the whole cavalry, which should fall into the enemies' hands, and be cut to pieces; see ( Revelation 19:18 ) ; and upon all the mingled people that [are] in the midst of her;
those of other nations that sojourned in Babylon, or came thither for merchandise; the word having, as Kimchi observes, such a signification; or rather her auxiliaries, troops consisting of other people that were her allies, or in her pay and service: and they shall become as women;
timorous, faint hearted, quite dispirited, unable to act, or defend themselves: a sword [is] upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed;
or they that slay with the sword, as the Targum, the soldiers, shall seize upon her treasures, and plunder them: thus should she be exhausted of men and money, and become utterly desolate.

Jeremiah 50:37 In-Context

35 "It's all-out war in Babylon" - God's Decree - "total war against people, leaders, and the wise!

36 War to the death on her boasting pretenders, fools one and all! War to the death on her soldiers, cowards to a man!

37 War to the death on her hired killers, gutless wonders! War to the death on her banks - looted!

38 War to the death on her water supply - drained dry! A land of make-believe gods gone crazy - hobgoblins!

39 The place will be haunted with jackals and scorpions, night-owls and vampire bats. No one will ever live there again. The land will reek with the stench of death.