The completeness of Babylon's destruction.
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Jeremiah 50:29-40
The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:29-40
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The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:1-46Jeremiah 50:1-46 · The Pulpit CommentaryJeremiah 50:1-46. 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 put the reader in p…Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:21-32Jeremiah 50:21-32 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe 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 ripens them apace for ruin. Ba…The Judgment of Babylon. (b. c. 595.)Jeremiah 50:21-32 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE JUDGMENT OF BABYLON. (B. C. 595.) Here, 1. The forces are mustered and commissioned to destroy Babylon, and every thing is got ready for a descent upon that potent kingdom: Go up against that land by Merathaim, the…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:29Jeremiah 50:29 · The Pulpit CommentaryCall together the archers, etc. A dramatic way of indicating that the siege is about to begin.
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:1-46Jeremiah 50:1-46. 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 put the reader in p…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:21-32The 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 ripens them apace for ruin. Ba…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Judgment of Babylon. (b. c. 595.)THE JUDGMENT OF BABYLON. (B. C. 595.) Here, 1. The forces are mustered and commissioned to destroy Babylon, and every thing is got ready for a descent upon that potent kingdom: Go up against that land by Merathaim, the…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:29Call together the archers, etc. A dramatic way of indicating that the siege is about to begin.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:30With the exception of "her" in the second clause, a repetition of Jeremiah 49:26.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:31O thou most proud; rather, O Pride! Just as in Jeremiah 50:21 Babylon is called Merathaim, and as Egypt is, in Hebrew poetry, called Rahab, i.e. "boisterousness" or "arrogance" (Isaiah 30:7; Isaiah 51:9; Job 26:12; Psal…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 50:32The most proud; rather, Pride. Raise him up. For the sake of uniformity, "her" would be better; for it is Babylon who is spoken of. There is an inconsistency in the use of the persons in the original. Elsewhere in this…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:33-46It is Israel's comfort in distress, that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the dominion of sin and corruption, and of their own weakness and manifold infi…Matthew Henry