Jeremiah 51:2 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 51:2

I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster.

BSB

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ASV

And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And I will send unto Babylon farmers, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land,.... Or, "strangers that shall fan her" (c); meaning the Medes and Persians, who should be like a strong wind upon the mountains, where corn, having been threshed, was fanned, and the chaff carried away by the wind; and such would the Chaldeans be in the hand of the Persians, scattered and dispersed among the nations as chaff with the wind, and their cities be emptied of inhabitants, and of their wealth and riches.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And will send - fanners - When the corn is trodden out with the feet of cattle, or crushed out with a heavy wheel armed with iron, with a shovel they throw it up against the wind, that the chaff and broken straw may be separated from it. This is the image used by the prophet; these people shall be trodden, crushed, and fanned by their enemies.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֨י	ve.shi.lach.Ti	and I will send	H7971 →
לְבָבֶ֤ל׀	le.va.Vel	to Babylon	H894 →
זָרִים֙	za.Rim	strangers	H2114 →
וְזֵר֔וּהָ	ve.ze.Ru.ha	and they will winnow it	H2219 →
וִיבֹקְק֖וּ	vi.vo.ke.Ku	and they may lay waste	H1238 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אַרְצָ֑הּ	'ar.Tzah	land its	H776 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הָי֥וּ	ha.Yu	they will be	H1961 →
עָלֶ֛יהָ	'a.Lei.ha	on it	H5921 →
מִסָּבִ֖יב	mi.sa.Viv	from round about	H5439 →
בְּי֥וֹם	be.Yom	on [the] day of	H3117 →
רָעָֽה׃	ra.'Ah	calamity	H7451 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
leads to
- Malachi 4:1
  “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of…
- Isaiah 41:16
  You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 13:30
  Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Luke 3:17
  His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Matthew 13:41
  The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
Through
Jeremiah 15:7
I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.
leads to
- Matthew 3:12
  His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Through
Jeremiah 50:29
Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has…
leads to
- Isaiah 47:10
  You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
- Jeremiah 51:56
  For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.

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About Jeremiah