Jeremiah 51:7

Jeremiah 51:7

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.

7 ^aBabylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand,
That made all the earth drunk.
^bThe nations drank her wine;
Therefore the nations ^care deranged.

8 Babylon has suddenly ^afallen and been destroyed.
^bWail for her!
^cTake balm for her pain;
Perhaps she may be healed.

9 We would have healed Babylon,
But she is not healed.
Forsake her, and ^alet us go everyone to his own country;
^bFor her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies.

10 The Lord has ^arevealed our righteousness.
Come and let us ^bdeclare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Babylon is compared to a cup, because she was the vessel in the hand of God, to make drunken with His vengeance the other peoples (Jeremiah 13:12; Jeremiah 25:15-16). Compare as to spiritual Babylon, Revelation 14:8; Revelation 17:4. The cup is termed "golden," to express the splendor and opulence of Babylon; whence also in the image seen by Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2:38) the head representing Babylon is of gold (compare Isaiah 14:4).

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