Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:1

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1. in the midst of them that rise . . . against me —literally, "in the heart" of them. Compare Psalms 46:2 , "the midst of the sea," Margin; Psalms 46:2- : , "the heart of the seas"; Margin; Psalms 46:2- : . In the center of the Chaldeans. "Against Me," because they persecute My people. The cabalistic mode of interpreting Hebrew words (by taking the letters in the inverse order of the alphabet, the last letter representing the first, and so on, Psalms 46:2- : ) would give the very word Chaldeans here; but the mystical method cannot be intended, as "Babylon" is plainly so called in the immediately preceding parallel clause. wind —God needs not warlike weapons to "destroy" His foes; a wind or blast is sufficient; though, no doubt, the "wind" here is the invading host of Medes and Persians ( Jeremiah 4:11 ; 2 Kings 19:7 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jer-51-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/jer-51-1

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological