Jeremiah 51:36 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. ”

Jeremiah 51:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Her sea - Probably the great lake dug by Nitocris to receive the waters of the Euphrates. Her springs - Her reservoir; the whole system of canals dug Jeremiah 51:13 . The wealth of Babylonia...
Jeremiah 51:36 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy (u) cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. (u) Thus the Lord esteemed the injury done to his...
Jeremiah 51:36 - 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 51:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

dry up. Referring to the act of Cyrus (by Gobryas). Compare Jeremiah 51:31 , above. sea . the river Euphrates. So called from its breadth.
Jeremiah 51:36 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Then follows a clearer explanation, when God promises that he would be the avenger of his chosen people, and that whatever the Jews had suffered would be rendered to Babylon: Therefore thus s...
Jeremiah 51:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. I will dry up her sea - Exhaust all her treasures.
Jeremiah 51:36 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Her sea— That is to say, her river [Euphrates]
Jeremiah 51:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy...
Jeremiah 51:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-14. The end of Babylon arrives.
Jeremiah 51:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I will dry up her sea... — The nouns have been variously interpreted, some commentators referring it to the “sea” of confluent nations, and finding the wealth of Babylon in the “springs” that fed i...
Jeremiah 51:36 - 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 51:36 - 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...
Jeremiah 51:36 - 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 .
Jeremiah 51:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore thus saith the Lord ,.... In answer to the prayers of the inhabitants of Zion and Jerusalem, imprecating divine vengeance on Babylon: behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance f...
Jeremiah 51:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. Ver. 36. Behold, I will plead thy cause. ] Not so m...
Jeremiah 51:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thus saith the Lord, I will plead thy cause This is, as it were, God's answer to the prayers and imprecations of the Jewish people, mentioned in the two foregoing verses. I will dry up her sea, an...
Jeremiah 51:36 - 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...
Jeremiah 51:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Men had need take heed how they give cause of appeals to God against them, especially the appeals of such as are a people that have a covenant relation to God. God in those cases ordinarily showeth h...
Jeremiah 51:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Promises That They Will Be Avenged ( Jeremiah 51:36-40 ). God acknowledges the justice of their plea, and assures them that He will take vengeance on their behalf. Evil cannot be allowed to t...
Jeremiah 51:36 - 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...
Jeremiah 51:36 - 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...
Jeremiah 51:36 - 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...
Jeremiah 51:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Work of the Spoilers
Jeremiah 51:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 32:35 ; Deuteronomy 32:43 ; Habakkuk 2:8-17 ; Hebrews 10:30 ; Hebrews 10:31 ; Isaiah 43:14 ; Isaiah 44:27 ; Isaiah 47:6-9 ; Isaiah 49:25 ; Isaiah 49:26 ; Jeremiah 50:33 ; Jere...
Jeremiah 51:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Dry up — Alluding to what Cyrus did.

Jeremiah 51:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 51:36 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 51:36 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 51:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 51:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 51:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 51:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 51:36 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 51:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 51:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 51:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 51:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes