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The violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and, My blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
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A Cry for Divine Justice
Commentators explain that this verse personifies Jerusalem as a victim crying out for divine justice. Using powerful imagery of being devoured, Zion calls for the violence and bloodshed she suffered to be brought upon her oppressor, Babylon. This is a legitimate appeal to God, the ultimate judge, to apply the law of retribution and avenge the innocent.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Literally, "Nebuchadnezzar ... has devoured us, has crushed us, he has set us aside as an empty vessel, he has swallowed us like a crocodile, h…
19th Century
Anglican
The violence done to me and to my flesh ... —The imagery of the “dragon” or “crocodile” is continued. The “female inh…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah continues with the same subject; for, after showing that the calamities of the people were not unknown to God, he now indirectly exhorts t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The violence done to me, and to my flesh, [be] upon Babylon , &c.] That is, let the injuries done to Zion and her childre…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
