Jer 50:16, 28, 37, 51:9 | JFB | e4.org | 16. Babylon had the extent rather of a nation than of a city. Therefore grain was grown within the city wall sufficient to last for a long siege [ARISTOTLE, Politics, 3.2; PLINY , 18.17]. Conquerors usually spare agriculturists, but in this case all alike were to be "cut off." for fear of . . . oppressing sword —because of the sword of the oppressor. every one to his people —from which they had been removed to Babylon from all quarters by the Chaldean conquerors ( ).

‏ Jeremiah 50:16

16. Babylon had the extent rather of a nation than of a city. Therefore grain was grown within the city wall sufficient to last for a long siege [ARISTOTLE, Politics, 3.2; PLINY, 18.17]. Conquerors usually spare agriculturists, but in this case all alike were to be "cut off."

for fear of . . . oppressing sword—because of the sword of the oppressor.

every one to his people—from which they had been removed to Babylon from all quarters by the Chaldean conquerors (Jer 51:9; Isa 13:14).

‏ Jeremiah 50:28

28. declare in Zion . . . temple—Some Jews "fleeing" from Babylon at its fall shall tell in Judea how God avenged the cause of Zion and her temple that had been profaned (Jer 52:13; Da 1:2; 5:2).

‏ Jeremiah 50:37

37. as women—divested of all manliness (Na 3:13).

‏ Jeremiah 51:9

9. We would have healed—We attempted to heal.

her judgment—her crimes provoking God's "judgments" [GROTIUS].

reacheth unto heaven— (Ge 18:21; Jon 1:2; Re 18:5). Even the heathen nations perceive that her awful fall must be God's judgment for her crying sins (Ps 9:16; 64:9).