Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Ararat, see the (Genesis 8:4) note. Minni is probably the western portion of Armenia, as Ararat was the portion in the center and to th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Prepare the nations. — The word here and in Jeremiah 51:29 conveys, as in Jeremiah 22:7, the idea of consecration.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet here confirms what he had previously taught, namely, that Babylon, however proud on account of its strongholds, would still not escape …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Set you up a standard in the land
Not in Chaldea, but rather in any land; or in all the countries which belonged to …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…

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