Jeremiah 51:55
“Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I will make drunk her princes,.... With the wine of divine wrath; that is, slay them; though there may be an…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Render, “For Yahweh wasteth Babylon, and will make to cease from her the loud noise (of busy life); and their wares (the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 51:1-58
The particulars of this copious prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to so often…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the great voice the hum of the city's life.
and their waves the surging hosts which pour into the city. See on Jer…
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