Jeremiah 51:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolateg for ever, saith the LORD. ”

• Jeremiah 51:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The prophet means that: (1) Babylon would never again be the seat of empire. Nor (2) would any new development of events take its rise thence.

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - 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...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  not take of thee... forever. This again must refer to. future fulfilment. The two destructions are intertwined. Compare Jeremiah 51:62 . for ever. See App-151.

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  He confirms the former verse, that when Babylon was destroyed, there would be no hope of restoration. It often happens, that those cities which have been wholly destroyed are afterwards built u...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. They shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1-14. The end of Babylon arrives.

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  They shall not take of thee a stone for a corner. — The prophet uses general language applicable to any city destroyed by fire, without noting the special fact that Babylon was built of bricks.

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - 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...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In the second movement of the prophecy which deals with Babylon's doom and Israel's responsibility, Jeremiah first repeated his declarations concerning the determination of Jehovah to bring about the...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Is not this command to the people of God, to go out of Babylon, the same as gospel precepts, 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 ; Revelation 18:4 .

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations ,.... Signifying that it should be so utterly consumed by fire, that there should not be a stone left fit to be put...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. Ver. 26. And they shall not take of thee a stone. ] Thou sha...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain Babylon was situate in a plain, but is called a mountain here, by reason of its superiority and eminence above all other places; and perhaps also on...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Judgment of Babylon. B. C. 595.       1 Thus saith the L ORD ; Behold, I will raise up aga...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  God threateneth to Babylon an utter ruin and desolation, so as they should not have a stone left fit to lay a foundation, or to make a corner-stone; or, as some others interpret it, that city should...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Preparation For The Coming Total Destruction Of Babylon ( Jeremiah 51:25-29 ). With the mention of what is to happen to Babylon in Jeremiah 51:24 , YHWH's attention now turns on Babylon, describi...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—For Chronological Notes, see foregoing chapter. Geographical References. — Jeremiah 51:27 . “ The kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenas .” These nations of West...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Jeremiah 51:7 . Babylon is a golden cup in the hands of Jehovah. All the captives and allies are intoxicated with it. All nations bow to her idols, submit to her power, wonder at her riches, appla...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Jeremiah 51:1 Against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me . The Hebrew has lēb-kāmai , which is Kasdim , or Chaldea, written in the cypher called...

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Threat of Jehovah in its Various Forms

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• Jeremiah 51:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Isaiah 13:19-22 ; Isaiah 14:23 ; Isaiah 34:8-17 ; Jeremiah 50:12 ; Jeremiah 50:13 ; Jeremiah 50:40 ; Jeremiah 50:41 ; Jeremiah 51:37 ; Jeremiah 51:43 ; Revelation 18:20-24

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