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For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:
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The Silencing of a City
Commentators explain a powerful contrast in this verse. The 'great voice' of Babylon—representing its bustling city life, arrogant boasting, and drunken revelry—is silenced and replaced by a new sound. This new sound is the roar of the invading armies, which are described as 'waves' crashing upon the city. God's judgment replaces the noise of human pride with the sound of its downfall.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Render, “For Yahweh lays waste to Babylon and will bring to an end the loud noise from her (of busy life); and their wares (the surging masses …
19th Century
Anglican
Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon ... — In Jeremiah 51:54 the prophet hears the cry of the captured city. The gre…
16th Century
Protestant
The reason for the crashing is now added, because God had resolved to lay Babylon waste and to reduce it to nothing. Jeremiah again calls the faith…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because the Lord has spoiled Babylon By means of the Medes and Persians; these were his instruments he made use of; …
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
