Jer 51:41 | KD | STEP | The fearful destruction of Babylon will astonish the world. - is an exclamation of astonishment regarding the conquest of the city which was praised throughout the world. As to שׁשׁך, see on and Jer 25:26. תּהלּה, "praise," is here used for "a subject of praise and fame;" cf. Jer 49:25.

‏ Jeremiah 51:41

The fearful destruction of Babylon will astonish the world. - Jer 51:41 is an exclamation of astonishment regarding the conquest of the city which was praised throughout the world. As to שׁשׁך, see on Jer 51:1 and Jer 25:26. תּהלּה, "praise," is here used for "a subject of praise and fame;" cf. Jer 49:25.