Jeremiah 50:23
“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken!.... The Targum is,
"how is the king cut down and broken…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The hammer - Babylon, by whose instrumentality Yahweh had crushed the nations, is now cut asunder, i. e., the head of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 50:21-32
Here, 1. The forces are mustered and commissioned to destroy Babylon, and every thing is got ready for a descent upon…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the hammer For the figure cp. Jer 23:29, and for its application to Babylon Jer 51:20-23. Cp. for the title, as given in…
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