Jeremiah 50:36 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ A sword is upon the liars;g and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. ”

Jeremiah 50:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Liars - Soothsayers, fortune-tellers.
Jeremiah 50:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 50:1 to Jeremiah 51:58 . Babylon. This long and monotonous prophecy, which is without order or logical development of ideas, is largely a compilation from the prophetic writings of Jere...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

liars . praters. dote . be shown to be foolish.
Jeremiah 50:36 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He repeats the same thing, but in other words; and in the first clause he mentions diviners whom he before called wise men; and he calls them now by their true and proper name; for בדים , bed...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Jeremiah 50:36 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A sword is upon the liars— The diviners, and they shall be mad. Houbigant.
Jeremiah 50:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. A sword ... A sword ... A sword. The repetition of "A sword" i...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fall of Babylon and the Restoration of Israel The prophecy concerning Babylon is ascribed to Jeremiah in Jeremiah 51:59 . This, however, need not mean more than that it represents the tone of...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote. — The Hebrew word for “liars” — literally, boastings — implies the falsehood of folly rather than of purpose. Better, perhaps, the prating fools....
Jeremiah 50:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXV BABYLON Jeremiah 50:1-46 , Jeremiah 51:1-64 "Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces."- Jeremiah 50:2 THESE Chapter s present phenomena analogous to t...
Jeremiah 50:36 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The last of the prophecies concerning the nations has to do with Babylon. Throughout the whole of Jeremiah's prophetic utterances, she has been seen as the instrument of God's judgment. Finally, on a...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I must not detain the Reader, by entering upon the many interesting particulars here enumerated of God's judgments upon Babylon. I only briefly observe, that the history of that kingdom hath fully sh...
Jeremiah 50:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

A sword [is] upon the liars ,.... Some render it "bars" m, as the word sometimes signifies; and interpret it of great men, who are the strength and security of cities and commonwealths; but these ar...
Jeremiah 50:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

A sword [is] upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword [is] upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Ver. 36. A sword is upon the liars, ] i.e., The prognosticators and wizards. Men...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A sword is upon the Chaldeans That is, there shall come a sword upon them. Upon Babylon and her princes Who were slain together with their king, Belshazzar, at a feast, Jeremiah 51:39 ; Daniel...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Babylon. B. C. 595. 33 Thus saith the L ORD of hosts; The children of...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: the word here translated liars is by some translated bars , by some liars ; and in the Hebrew it hath both significations; which makes some think...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH's Judgment On Babylon And His Promises Concerning The Restoration Of The Remnant Of His People ( Jeremiah 50:1 to Jeremiah 51:64 ). The series of prophecies against the nations had commence...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter .—This and the following chapter constitute one prophecy against Babylon; and the date of its authorship is given in chap. Jeremiah 51:59...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 50:1 . The word that the Lord spake against Babylon. Messiah in person spake to the prophet, as is stated in Jeremiah 48:1 . But while he spake against Babylon, his lips dropped with gra...
Jeremiah 50:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 50:1-24 . AND 51. ON BABYLON . EXPOSITION We have now reached a point at which some reference is necessary to the centre versies of the so called "higher criticism." An attempt m...
Jeremiah 50:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Enemies of Babylon Summoned to the Attack
Jeremiah 50:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 4:2 ; 1 Timothy 6:4 ; 2 Chronicles 25:16 ; 2 Samuel 15:31 ; 2 Samuel 17:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 ; Isaiah 43:14 ; Isaiah 44:25 ; Isaiah 47:10-15 ; Jeremiah 48:30 ; Jeremiah 49...
Jeremiah 50:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Dote — Their soothsayers and wizards shall dote, not foreseeing what will be. Dismayed — Their hearts shall fail them when this day comes.

Jeremiah 50:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 50:36 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 50:36 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 50:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 50:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 50:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 50:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 50:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 50:36 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 50:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 50:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 50:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 50:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes