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Jeremías 51:42

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Jeremías 51:42 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:42

The sea is come up upon Babylon
A vast army, comparable to the great sea for the multitude thereof, even the army of the Medes and Persians under Cyrus; so the Targum,

``a king with his armies, which are numerous like the waters of the sea, is come up against Babylon:''
she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof;
being surrounded, besieged, surprised, and seized upon by the multitude of soldiers in that army, which poured in upon it unawares. Some think here is a beautiful antithesis, between the inundation of Cyrus's army and the draining of the river Euphrates, by which means he poured in his forces into Babylon.
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Jeremías 51:42 In-Context

40 Voy a llevarlos al matadero,como si fueran corderos;como carneros y chivos.
41 »¡Cómo ha sido capturada Sesac!¡Cómo ha sido conquistadoel orgullo de toda la tierra!Babilonia se ha convertidoen un horror para las naciones.
42 El mar ha subido contra Babilonia;agitadas olas la han cubierto.
43 Desoladas han quedado sus ciudades:como un sequedal, como un desierto.Nadie habita allí;nadie pasa por ese lugar.
44 Voy a castigar al dios Bel en Babilonia;haré que vomite lo que se ha tragado.Ya no acudirán a él las naciones,ni quedará en pie el muro de Babilonia.
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