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A sword is on their horses, and on their chariots, and on all the mingled people who are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is on her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
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Babylon's Coalition Crumbles
Commentators consistently identify the "mingled people" not as a random mix of civilians, but as the foreign mercenaries and allied troops serving in Babylon's army. The prophecy shows that God's judgment is so complete that it extends beyond Babylon's native forces to encompass its entire military coalition, leaving no part of its power base untouched.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The mingled people—that is, the foreigners serving as mercenaries in her army.
19th Century
Anglican
And upon all the mingled people ... —The phrase is the same as in Jeremiah 25:20. Here it is used of the auxiliaries of B…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, indeed, changes the gender of the pronouns and seems to refer to the king; but there is no ambiguity in the meaning; he then declares …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A sword [is] upon their horses, and upon their chariots Upon the horsemen, and those that rode in chariots; upon the…
It is Israel's comfort in distress that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the domi…
