Jer 51:48-56 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 48 The heaven and the earth - shall sing for Babylon - Its fall shall be a subject of universal rejoicing.

Jeremiah 51:48-56

Verse 48

The heaven and the earth - shall sing for Babylon - Its fall shall be a subject of universal rejoicing. Verse 50

Ye that have escaped the sword - The Jews.

Let Jerusalem come into your mind - Pray for its restoration; and embrace the first opportunity offered of returning thither. Verse 51

Strangers are come into the sanctuaries - The lamentation of the pious Jews for the profanation of the temple by the Chaldeans. Verse 53

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven - Though it were fortified even to the skies, it shall fall by the enemies that I will send against it. Verse 55

The great voice - Its pride and insufferable boasting. Verse 56

The Lord God of recompenses - The fall of Babylon is an act of Divine justice; whatever it suffers, it is in consequence of its crimes.