Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 50:43
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands (d) became feeble: anguish took hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
(d) Which is meant of Belshazzar, (Daniel 5:6).
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands (d) became feeble: anguish took hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
(d) Which is meant of Belshazzar, (Daniel 5:6).
An application to Babylon of the doom against Jerusalem Jeremiah 6:22. Jeremiah 50:41 THE COASTS OF THE EARTH - See the Jeremiah 6:22 note....
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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HIS HANDS, &C. See fulfilment in Daniel 5:6....
A repetition, with the necessary changes, of Jeremiah 6:22-24, where Jerusalem is the object of the threat. See notes there....
B. Ruthless Destruction Jeremiah 50:41 to Jeremiah 51:5 TRANSLATION (41) Behold, a people shall come from the north, a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the distant parts of the ea...
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. BEHOLD, A PEOPLE SHALL COME FORTH FROM THE NORTH ... THEY SHALL HOLD...
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שָׁמַ֧ע מֶֽלֶךְ ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת ־שִׁמְעָ֖ם וְ רָ
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_King. Baltassar, (though he was succeeded by Darius) or Nabonides, ver. 31. (Calmet)_...
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The Prophet means by these words, that as soon as the report of war reached the Chaldeans, they would be so disheartened through fear as to become like a conquered people. As they had subjected to the...
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...
THE KING OF BABYLON HATH HEARD THE REPORT OF THEM,.... Belshazzar, as Kimchi; he had the report brought him of the invasion of his land by them; of their approach to Babylon, and design upon it; and o...
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail. Ver. 43. _The king of Babylon, &c._] See Jer 6:24 Daniel...
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THE ENEMIES OF BABYLON SUMMONED TO THE ATTACK...
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Jeremiah 50:43 king H4428 Babylon H894 heard H8085 (H8804) report H8088 hands H3027 feeble H7503 (H8804) Anguish
THE INVADERS FROM THE NORTH BEFORE WHOM BABYLON WILL QUAIL AND WHO WILL FINALLY TAKE BABYLON (JEREMIAH 50:41). We must not judge ancient descriptions in terms of modern geography. They had no atlases...
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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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)....
Daniel 5:5; Daniel 5:6; Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 21:4;...