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By a grand figure the prophet describes Yahweh arming Himself that in
person He may execute justice upon the wicked city.
FOR THIS IS THE WORK - Rather, for my Lord Yahweh of hosts hath a work
to do...
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CHAPTER S 50-51 BABYLON
These two final Chapter s contain a great prophecy concerning Babylon,
her overthrow and doom. The fifty-first chapter closes with the
statement “thus far are the words of Jere...
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JEREMIAH 50:1 TO JEREMIAH 51:58. BABYLON. This long and monotonous
prophecy, which is without order or logical development of ideas, is
largely a compilation from the prophetic writings of Jeremiah an...
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HIS ARMOURY. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._...
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_the weapons of his indignation_ used also in Isaiah 13:5 of the
nations who unconsciously discharge God's bidding in war....
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C. Babylon's Visitation and Israel's Vindication Jeremiah 50:21-28
TRANSLATION
(21) Against the land of Merathaim go up, against the inhabitants of
Pekod! Slay and devote her to death (oracle of the...
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The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons
of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in
the land of the Chaldeans.
THE LORD ... HATH BROUGHT FORTH...
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THE FALL OF BABYLON AND THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL
The prophecy concerning Babylon is ascribed to Jeremiah in Jeremiah
51:59. This, however, need not mean more than that it represents the
tone of Jerem...
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THE LORD HATH OPENED HIS ARMOURY. — The word is the same as that for
“treasures” in Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16, the choice of the
appropriate English word being determined, in each case, by the
co...
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פָּתַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת ־אֹ֣וצָרֹ֔ו וַ
יֹּוצֵ֖א א
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CHAPTER XXV
BABYLON
Jeremiah 50:1, Jeremiah 51:1
"Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces."-
Jeremiah 50:2
THESE Chapter s present phenomena analogous to those of...
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The last of the prophecies concerning the nations has to do with
Babylon. Throughout the whole of Jeremiah's prophetic utterances, she
has been seen as the instrument of God's judgment. Finally, on ac...
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_Armoury. Fire and war are the Lord's weapons, Job xxxviii. 22. ---
Work: punishment, chap. xlviii. 10._...
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I only detain the Reader, to make one remark on this passage, though
it furnisheth out many; and the one I beg the Reader particularly to
observe is, in my view, a most important one; namely, that Bab...
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The Prophet here expresses more clearly what he bad touched upon, even
that this war would not be that of the Persians, but of God himself.
He then says, that God had _opened his treasure, _even becau...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51.
Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already
mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies
against t...
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THE LORD HATH OPENED HIS ARMOURY,.... Alluding to the manner of kings,
who have some particular edifice built for an armoury; see Song of
Solomon 4:4; wherein are provided and laid up all sorts of arm...
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The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons
of his indignation: for this [is] the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in
the land of the Chaldeans.
Ver. 25. _The Lord hath opened h...
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_The Lord hath opened his armory_, &c. God hath raised up enemies to
subdue the Chaldeans, namely, Cyrus and his confederates, and hath
furnished them with all the means necessary for such an undertak...
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21-32 The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let
them do what God demands, and they shall bring to pass what he
threatens. The pride of men's hearts sets God against them, and ripen...
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Babylon was so rich and potent a nation, and had been so great a
conqueror, that people looking only with the eye of sense, and judging
according to probabilities in the eyes of men, might well ask ho...
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Jeremiah 50:25 LORD H3068 opened H6605 (H8804) armory H214 out H3318
(H8686) weapons H3627 indignation H2195 wor
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YHWH'S JUDGMENT ON BABYLON AND HIS PROMISES CONCERNING THE RESTORATION
OF THE REMNANT OF HIS PEOPLE (JEREMIAH 50:1 TO JEREMIAH 51:64).
The series of prophecies against the nations had commenced with t...
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YHWH CALLS ON THE NATIONS TO FULFIL HIS WILL AS REGARDS BABYLON
(JEREMIAH 50:21).
We should note here how personal God's involvement is seen to be in
the judgment coming on Babylon. It is in accordanc...
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CONTENTS: Prophecies against Babylon and Chaldea.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, King of Assyria, Nebuchadrezzar.
CONCLUSION: The pride of men's hearts sets God against them and ripens
them in due time f...
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Jeremiah 50:1. _The word that the Lord spake against Babylon._ Messiah
in person spake to the prophet, as is stated in Jeremiah 48:1. But
while he spake against Babylon, his lips dropped with grace an...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 50:25 The armies that defeat Babylon carry
the WEAPONS OF God’s WRATH (v. Jeremiah 50:9;...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—This
and the following chapter constitute one prophecy against Babylon; and
the date of its authorship is given in chap. Jeremiah 51:59: “t...
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Jeremiah 50:1. AND 51. ON BABYLON.
EXPOSITION
We have now reached a point at which some reference is necessary to
the centre versies of the so called "higher criticism." An attempt
must be made to pu...
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Shall we turn now to Jeremiah chapter 50.
Chapter 50 begins with the words,
The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of
the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet (Jeremiah 50:1)....
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Amos 3:6; Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 13:18; Isaiah 13:2; Isaiah 14:22;...