Jeremiah 50:16
“Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Cut off the sower from in Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest,.... Both sower and reaper:…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The population is to be destroyed so utterly that the rich fields of Babylonia are to remain untilled. They shall turn -…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 50:9-20
God is here by his prophet, as afterwards in his providence, proceeding in his controversy with Babylon. Observe,
I. The…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Cut off the sower from Babylon Agricultural labour ceases, and foreign residents flee to their homes. Cp. Jer 51:9; Isa…
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