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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Jeremiah 51:11

Make bright—literally, "pure." Polish and sharpen.

gather—literally, "fill"; that is, gather in full number, so that none be wanting. So, "gave in full tale" (I Samuel 18:27). GESENIUS, not so well, translates, "Fill with your bodies the shields" (compare Song of Solomon 4:4). He means to tell the Babylonians, Make what preparations you will, all will be in vain (compare Jeremiah 46:3-6).

kings of . . . Medes—He names the Medes rather than the Persians, because Darius, or Cyaxares, was above Cyrus in power and the greatness of his kingdom.

temple— (Jeremiah 50:28).

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 51:11:

Isaiah 13:17
Jeremiah 51:28
Daniel 5:31

 

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