Jer 51:48-56 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 48. The heaven and the earth-shall sing for Babylon ] Its fall shall be a subject of universal rejoicing.

‏ Jeremiah 51:48-56

Verse 48. The heaven and the earth-shall sing for Babylon] Its fall shall be a subject of universal rejoicing.

Verse 50. Ye that have escaped the sword] The Jews.

Let Jerusalem come into your mind.] Pray for its restoration; and embrace the first opportunity offered of returning thither.

Verse 51. Strangers are come into the sanctuaries] The lamentation of the pious Jews for the profanation of the temple by the Chaldeans.

Verse 53. Though Babylon should mount up to heaven] Though it were fortified even to the skies, it shall fall by the enemies that I will send against it.

Verse 55. The great voice] Its pride and insufferable boasting.

Verse 56. The Lord God of recompenses] The fall of Babylon is an act of Divine justice; whatever it suffers, it is in consequence of its crimes.