Jeremiah 51:42 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. ”

Jeremiah 51:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By a grand metaphor the invading army is compared to the sea.
Jeremiah 51:42 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The (z) sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of its waves. (z) The great army of the Medes and Persians.
Jeremiah 51:42 - 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 51:42 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

THE Prophet here employs a comparison, in order more fully to confirm his prophecy respecting the destruction of Babylon; for, as it was incredible that it could be subdued by the power or forc...
Jeremiah 51:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. The sea is come up - A multitude of foes have inundated the city.
Jeremiah 51:42 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The sea is come up— A multitude of people, which, like an inundation, carry all before them.
Jeremiah 51:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. The sea is come up upon Babylon - "the sea" - i:e., the host of Median invaders. The image (cf. Jerem...
Jeremiah 51:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-14. The end of Babylon arrives.
Jeremiah 51:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The sea is come up upon Babylon... — The literal explanation of the words as referring to the foundation of the Euphrates adopted by some commentators is clearly inadmissible, and is at variance wi...
Jeremiah 51:42 - 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 51:42 - 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 51:42 - 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 51:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The sea is come up upon Babylon ,.... A vast army, comparable to the great sea for the multitude thereof, even the army of the Medes and Persians under Cyrus; so the Targum, "a king with his armies...
Jeremiah 51:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. Ver. 42. The sea is come up upon Babylon. ] A sea of hostile forces; what wonder, therefore, though she be...
Jeremiah 51:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

How is Sheshach taken! That Babylon is meant by Sheshach is certain; but why it is so called is yet matter of doubt: see note on Jeremiah 25:26 . Some indeed have supposed that it is called so fro...
Jeremiah 51:42 - 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 51:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A multitude of enemies, that are like the sea in which there is a multitude of waters, or that will overrun them as the sea overfloweth the shore, or any land into which it once breaketh.
Jeremiah 51:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

An Exultation Over The City of Babylon's Demise ( Jeremiah 51:41-44 ). We note in this exultation the emphasis on what is to happen to Bel (Marduk), the chief god of Babylon. Babylon had boasted t...
Jeremiah 51:42 - 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 51:42 - 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 51:42 - 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 51:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Work of the Spoilers
Jeremiah 51:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:26 ; Ezekiel 27:26-34 ; Isaiah 8:7 ; Isaiah 8:8 ; Luke 21:25 ; Psalms 18:16 ; Psalms 18:4 ; Psalms 42:7 ; Psalms 65:7 ; Psalms 93:3 ; Revelation 17:15 ; Revelation 17:16
Jeremiah 51:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The sea — A multitude of enemies.

Jeremiah 51:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 51:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 51:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 51:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 51:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 51:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 51:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 51:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 51:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 51:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 51:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 51:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes