Jeremia 51:62

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Og du skal si: Herre! Du har talt mot dette sted og sagt at du vil ødelegge det, så det ikke skal være nogen som bor der, hverken menneske eller dyr, men at det skal bli til evige ørkener.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to cut: Jeremiah 51:25, Jeremiah 51:26, Jeremiah 51:29, Jeremiah 51:37, Jeremiah 50:3, Jeremiah 50:13, Jeremiah 50:39, Jeremiah 50:40, Isaiah 13:19-22, Isaiah 14:22, Isaiah 14:23, Revelation 18:20-23, desolation, Heb. desolations, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:12, Ezekiel 35:9

Reciprocal: Psalms 9:6 - memorial Isaiah 13:20 - General Isaiah 23:9 - Lord Isaiah 47:9 - they shall come Jeremiah 33:12 - without Jeremiah 50:12 - a wilderness Nahum 2:10 - empty

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then shall thou say, O Lord,.... Acknowledging this prophecy to be of God; believing the accomplishment of it; and praying over it, and for it, like a good man, as doubtless he was:

thou hast spoken against this place; the city of Babylon, where Seraiah is now supposed to be:

to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever; this is the substance of the whole prophecy, that the destruction of Babylon should be an utter and a perpetual one; and which is expressed in the same words that are here used, Jeremiah 50:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Historical appendix. In his fourth year Zedekiah journeyed to Babylon either to obtain some favor from Nebuchadnezzar, or because he was summoned to be present on some state occasion. Jeremiah took the opportunity of sending to the exiles at Babylon this prophecy.

Jeremiah 51:59

Seraiah - Brother to Baruch.

A quiet prince - literally, “prince of the resting place, i. e., quartermaster.” It was his business to ride forward each day, and select the place where the king would halt and pass the night.

Jeremiah 51:60

In a book - literally, in one book, on one scroll of parchment.

Jeremiah 51:61

And shalt see, and shalt read - Or, then see that thou read etc.

Jeremiah 51:62-64

The sinking of the scroll was not for the purpose of destroying it, but was a symbolic act (compare the marginal reference); and the binding of a stone to it signified the certainty of the hasty ruin of the city.

Jeremiah 51:64

Thus far ... - Whoever added Jeremiah 52:0, evidently felt it his duty to point out that it was not written by Jeremiah.