The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 51:50

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Ye that have escaped the sword. Evidently Jews are the persons addressed. It is not, however, perfectly clear whether the escape is from the sword of Babylon or from that of Divine vengeance. The parallel of Isaiah 24:14 would suggest the latter; but in the following verses the fall of Babylon is described as still to come.

Stand not still. Lest ye be overtaken by the judgment.

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