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Shout against her round about: she has submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Yahweh: take vengeance on her; as she has done, do to her.

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The Principle of Retribution

The command "as she hath done, do unto her" illustrates a profound biblical principle: divine retribution. Commentators explain that God holds nations accountable for their actions. Babylon, which had cruelly oppressed others, would now face the same treatment. This principle, echoed in passages like Matthew 7:2 and Revelation 18:6, serves as a sober reminder that God's justice ensures that cruelty and pride will eventually be met with a corresponding judgment.

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Jeremiah

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Jeremiah 50:15

18th Century

Theologian

Shout – that is, spoken of the war-cry. So in Isaiah 42:13, where God is compared to a warrior, it is said, He shall shout (the Kin…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Jeremiah 50:15

19th Century

Bishop

She has given her hand. —The words paint the attitude of one who submits and stretches out his hand, as a sign that he gives himself into …

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Jeremiah 50:15

16th Century

Theologian

Jeremiah continues to exhort the Persians and the Medes, not that he had ever spoken to them; but this way of speaking, as has been said, served to…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Jeremiah 50:15

17th Century

Pastor

Shout against her round about As soldiers do when they make an assault upon a place, to encourage one another, and dismay…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Jeremiah 50:8–20

17th Century

Minister

The desolation that shall be brought upon Babylon is described in a variety of expressions. The cause of this destruction is the wrath of the Lord.…