Jer 51:32, 36 | JFB | e4.org | 32. passages are stopped —The guarded fords of the Euphrates are occupied by the enemy (see on ). reeds . . . burned —literally, "the marsh." After draining off the river, Cyrus "burned" the stockade of dense tree-like " reeds " on its banks, forming the outworks of the city's fortifications. The burning of these would give the appearance of the marsh or river itself being on "fire."

‏ Jeremiah 51:32

32. passages are stopped—The guarded fords of the Euphrates are occupied by the enemy (see on Jer 50:38).

reeds . . . burned—literally, "the marsh." After draining off the river, Cyrus "burned" the stockade of dense tree-like "reeds" on its banks, forming the outworks of the city's fortifications. The burning of these would give the appearance of the marsh or river itself being on "fire."

‏ Jeremiah 51:36

36. plead . . . cause— (Jer 50:34).

sea—the Euphrates (Jer 51:13; Jer 50:38). Compare Isa 19:5, "sea," that is, the Nile (Isa 21:1).