Jeremiah 51:3

Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not lift himself up, etc.] As the mg., when compared with the text, suggests, the Heb. is difficult. It is in fact ungrammatical and probably corrupt. It seems best to omit the negatives, and make the whole v. (as the latter part must be in any case) an address to the assailants of Babylon. If we retain the negatives, the sense will be that it will be useless for Babylon's warriors to attempt her defence.

destroy ye utterly all For mg. devote ye all, etc., See on Jeremiah 25:9 and cp. Jeremiah 50:21.