Jeremiah 51:27

Lift up a banner over the earth. Blow the trumpet over the nations. Call the nations to attack her: 1 Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. 1 Appoint a commander to attack her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. 1

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Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

In Context

26So they will not take from you any stone to construct a building's corner or foundation; 1 for you will become an everlasting devastation—this is Yahweh's declaration. 1

28Prepare the nations to attack her: The kings of the Medes and his governors, 1 all of his officials and all the lands under his rule. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 8:4The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Judges 6:5Whenever they and their livestock and tents came up, they would come as a swarm of locusts, and it was impossible to count either the people or their camels. They invaded the land in order to destroy it.

1 Chronicles 1:6The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. + 1:6 Some versions have Diphath instead of Riphath . However, Diphath was probably a misspelling. Many ancient copies correct it to Riphath in order to make it agree with the same name in Gen. 10:2.

Isaiah 18:3All you inhabitants of the world and you who live on the earth, 1 when a signal is lifted up on the mountains, look; and when the trumpet is blown, listen. 1

Jeremiah 6:1Find safety, people of Benjamin, by leaving Jerusalem. Blow a trumpet in Tekoa. 1 Raise up over Beth Hakkerem a signal, since wickedness is appearing from the north; a great crushing is coming. 1

Jeremiah 46:23They will cut down the forests—this is Yahweh's declaration—although it is very dense. 1 For the enemies will be more numerous than locusts, unable to be counted. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:2-59

The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her… Read the whole commentary →

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