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Who is God's Battle-Axe?
Commentators debate the identity of the "battle-axe." Many, like John Calvin, see it as Babylon itself, the empire God used as an instrument to judge other nations. Others, like Charles Ellicott, suggest it refers to Cyrus, the conqueror God would use to destroy Babylon. This shows how God can use any nation to fulfill His sovereign purposes.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 51:20
18th Century
Theologian
Or, You are my maul, weapons of war, etc. The maul or mace (Proverbs 25:18) only differs from the hammer ([Reference Jeremiah …
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 51:20
19th Century
Bishop
You are my battle ax ... —Better, my mace. The axe is not found on Assyrian monuments as a weapon of war until a…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 51:20–23
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet here addresses the doubts of many. Because he had spoken of the destruction of Babylon, it could have easily been objected that the mon…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 51:20
17th Century
Pastor
You [are] my battle axe [and] weapons of war
This is said by the Lord, either to Cyrus, as some, to which our versio…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 51:1–58
17th Century
Minister
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…