Jeremiah 51:3

Jeremiah 51:3

The Utter Destruction of Babylon

1 Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will raise up against ^aBabylon,
Against those who dwell in¹ Leb Kamai,
^bA destroying wind.

2 And I will send ^awinnowers to Babylon,
Who shall winnow her and empty her land.
^bFor in the day of doom
They shall be against her all around.

3 Against her ^alet the archer bend his bow,
And lift himself up against her in his armor.
Do not spare her young men;
^bUtterly destroy all her army.

4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans,
^aAnd those thrust through in her streets.

5 For Israel is ^anot forsaken, nor Judah,
By his God, the Lord of hosts,
Though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.”

6 ^aFlee from the midst of Babylon,
And every one save his life!
Do not be cut off in her iniquity,
For ^bthis is the time of the Lord’s vengeance;
^cHe shall recompense her.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Against him that bendeth—namely, the bow; that is, the Babylonian archer.

let the archer bend—that is, the Persian archer (Jeremiah 50:4). The Chaldean version and JEROME, by changing the vowel points, read, "Let not him (the Babylonian) who bendeth his bow bend it." But the close of the verse is addressed to the Median invaders; therefore it is more likely that the first part of the verse is addressed to them, as in English Version, not to the Babylonians, to warn them against resistance as vain, as in the Chaldean version. The word "bend" is thrice repeated: "Against him that bendeth let him that bendeth bend," to imply the utmost straining of the bow.

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