Jeremiah 51:13

upon many waters See on Jeremiah 50:38.

abundant in treasures conveyed to Babylon from the conquered provinces.

the measure of thy covetousness better, the cubit where thou shalt be cut off. The metaphor is taken from weaving. "The web of thy destiny is finished. Cf. for the figure Isaiah 38:12 (where the word for -cut off" is the same as here)." Dr.