Gather the shields!
bThe Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.
cFor His plan is against Babylon to destroy it,
Because it is dthe vengeance of the Lord,
The vengeance for His temple.
Make the guard strong,
Set up the watchmen,
Prepare the ambushes.
For the Lord has both devised and done
What He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your covetousness.
“Surely I will fill you with men, bas with locusts,
And they shall lift cup a shout against you.”
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And bstretched out the heaven by His understanding.
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Jeremiah 51:13
waters— (Jeremiah 51:32, Jeremiah 51:36; see on Isaiah 21:1). The Euphrates surrounded the city and, being divided into many channels, formed islands. Compare as to spiritual Babylon "waters," that is, "many peoples," Revelation 17:1, Revelation 17:15. A large lake also was near Babylon.
measure—literally, "cubit," which was the most common measure, and therefore is used for a measure in general. The time for putting a limit to thy covetousness [GESENIUS]. There is no "and" in the Hebrew: translate, "thine end, the retribution for thy covetousness" [GROTIUS]. MAURER takes the image to be from weaving: "the cubit where thou art to be cut off"; for the web is cut off, when the required number of cubits is completed (Isaiah 38:12).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 51:13:
Isaiah 21:1
Isaiah 45:3
Jeremiah 51:15-19
Jeremiah 51:25
Jeremiah 51:36
Jeremiah 51:42
Jeremiah 51:44
Jeremiah 51:55
Nahum 2:8
Revelation 17:1
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