Jeremiah 51:29

29 So the ¹land quakes and writhes, For the purposes of the LORD against Babylon stand, To make the land of Babylon A ²desolation without inhabitants.

Jeremiah 51:29 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:29

And the land shall tremble and sorrow
The land of Chaldea, the inhabitants of it, should tremble, when they heard of this powerful army invading their land, and besieging their metropolis; and should sorrow, and be in pain as a woman in travail, as the word ^F6 signifies: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon;
or, "shall stand" ^F7; be certainly fulfilled; for his purposes are firm and not frustratable: to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant;
this the Lord purposed, and threatened to do; see ( Jeremiah 50:39 Jeremiah 50:40 ) ( Isaiah 13:19 Isaiah 13:20 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (lxtw) "et parturiet", Schmidt. So Ben Melech.
F7 (hmq) "stabit, [vel] stant", Schmidt.

Jeremiah 51:29 In-Context

27 Lift up a signal in the land, Blow a trumpet among the nations! Consecrate the nations against her, Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz; Appoint a marshal against her, Bring up the horses like bristly locusts.

28 Consecrate the nations against her, The kings of the Medes, Their governors and all their prefects, And every land of their dominion.

29 So the land quakes and writhes, For the purposes of the LORD against Babylon stand, To make the land of Babylon A desolation without inhabitants.

30 The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They stay in the strongholds; Their strength is exhausted, They are becoming like women; Their dwelling places are set on fire, The bars of her gates are broken.

31 One courier runs to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To tell the king of Babylon That his city has been captured from end to end;

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 8:16; Jeremiah 10:10; Jeremiah 50:46; Amos 8:8
• 2. Isaiah 13:19, 20; Isaiah 47:11; Jeremiah 50:13; Jeremiah 51:26, 43

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "An object of horror"