Jeremiah 50:42
“They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They shall hold the bow and the lance,.... Or "spear". The Targum interprets it, "shields"; as many in Cyrus's army had…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 50:41-43
An application to Babylon of the doom against Jerusalem Jer 6:22-24. Jer 50:41 The coasts of the earth - See the Jer…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 50:33-46
We have in these verses,
I. Israel's sufferings, and their deliverance out of those sufferings. God takes notice of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Jeremiah 50:41-43
A repetition, with the necessary changes, of Jer 6:22-24, where Jerusalem is the object of the threat. See notes there.
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