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Jeremías 51:14

El SEÑOR de los ejércitos juró por su vida, diciendo : Yo te llenaré de hombres como de langostas, y cantarán sobre ti canción de lagareros .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Oath;   Persia;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Victory;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cankerworm;   Caterpillar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cyrus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Caterpillar;   Insects;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Persia, Persians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Locust;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cankerworm,;   Caterpiller;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Babylon;   Cankerworm;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Caterpillar;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Locust;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Caterpillar;   Locust;  

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
El Señor de los ejércitos ha jurado por sí mismo: Ciertamente te llenaré de hombres como langostas, y entonarán contra ti gritos de victoria.
La Biblia Reina-Valera
Jehová de los ejércitos juró por su vida, diciendo: Yo te llenaré de hombres como de langostas, y levantarán contra ti gritería.
La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Jehová de los ejércitos juró por sí mismo, diciendo: Yo te llenaré de hombres como de langostas, y levantarán contra ti gritería.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sworn: Jeremiah 49:13, Amos 6:8, Hebrews 6:13

himself: Heb. his soul

as with: Jeremiah 46:23, Judges 6:5, Joel 1:4-7, Joel 2:3, Joel 2:4, Joel 2:25, Nahum 3:15-17

lift up: Heb. utter, Jeremiah 50:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 22:16 - General Exodus 32:17 - There is a noise Jeremiah 51:27 - cause Ezekiel 21:22 - to lift

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord hath sworn by himself, [saying],.... Or, "by his soul" or "life" q; which is himself, than which he cannot swear by a greater, Hebrews 6:13; and the certain performance of what he swears unto need not be doubted of; and indeed the design of the oath is to assure of the truth of the thing, about which, after this, there ought to be no hesitation:

surely I fill thee with men as with caterpillars; or "locusts" r; march in vast numbers, and make sad desolation where they come; and to which a numerous army may fitly be compared; and which are here meant, even the army of Cyrus, that should enter Babylon, and fill it, as it did. So the Targum,

"the Lord of hosts hath sworn by his word, if I fill them with armies of many people as locusts:''

and they shall lift up a shout against thee; as soldiers, when they make the onset in battle; or as besiegers, when they make their attack on a city; or as when grape gatherers bring in their vintage, or tread out their wine, to which the allusion is: it signifies that her enemies should get an entire victory, and triumph over her.

q בנפשו "per animam suam", Pagninus, Cocceius, Schmidt. r כילק "ut, [vel] quasi brucho", V. L. Cocceius, Montanus, Grotius, Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rather, “Surely I have filled thee with men as with locusts, and they shall sing over thee the vintage-song.” The vintage-shout suggests the idea of trampling Babylon under foot, as the vintagers trample the grapes; a metaphor of the divine wrath.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 51:14. I will fill thee with men — By means of these very waters through the channel of thy boasted river, thou shalt be filled with men, suddenly appearing as an army of locusts; and, without being expected, shall lift up a terrific cry, as soon as they have risen from the channel of the river.


 
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