Jeremiah 51:28
in Jeremiah 51Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of their dominion.
KJV
Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
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This verse in Jeremiah 51
Commentary
5 notes on this verse[Daniel 5:30-31] "On that same night Belshazzar, King of the Chaldeans, was slain, and Darius the Mede succeeded to his kingdom at the age of sixty-two." Josephus writes in his tenth book of the Jewish Antiquities that when Babylon had been laid under siege by the Medes and Persians, that is, by Darius and Cyrus, Belshazzar, King of Babylon, fell into such forgetfulness of his own situation as to put on his celebrated banquet and drink from the vessels of the Temple, and even while he was besieged he found leisure for banqueting.
This site's exposition
for all the evil they have done in Zion
on Jeremiah 51:24-29
“Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon.” Babylon, the “destroying mountain,” will become “a charred mountain,” and “No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone.” The nations summoned, “Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz,” are Armenia, the Manneans, and the Scythians, with “the kings of the Medes.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Prepare against her the nations, with the kings of the Medes,.... At the head of them, Darius and Cyrus. The Syriac version has it in the singular number, the king of the Modes: the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominions; that is, the inhabitants of it, the common people, with their princes, nobles, governors, as captains of them, under Cyrus, their generalissimo.
4 ), especially rough caterpillars; let the kings and captains prepare nations against Babylon, for the service is great and there is occasion for many hands to be employed it.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
His dominion - This belonged not to the subordinate rulers, but to the chief, e. g., to Cyrus.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קַדְּשׁ֨וּ | kadeshu | consecrate | H6942 → | 171 times |
| עָלֶ֤יהָ | ʾaleiha | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גוֹיִם֙ | goyim | nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַלְכֵ֣י | malkhei | [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מָדַ֔י | madai | Media | H4074 → | 16 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ | pachoteiha | governors its | H6346 → | 28 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| סְגָנֶ֑יהָ | seganeiha | officials its | H5461 → | 17 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃ | memshalto | dominion his | H4475 → |
קַדְּשׁ֨וּconsecrate
kadeshuH6942 →171 times
עָלֶ֤יהָon it
ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times
גוֹיִם֙nations
goyimH1471 →561 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַלְכֵ֣י[the] kings of
malkheiH4428 →2525 times
מָדַ֔יMedia
madaiH4074 →16 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָgovernors its
pachoteihaH6346 →28 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
סְגָנֶ֑יהָofficials its
seganeihaH5461 →17 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃dominion his
memshaltoH4475 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 10:2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 38:2
“Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
- Ezekiel 38:6
as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5–7
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- Ezekiel 38:2
Through
Daniel 6:8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
it leads to
- Daniel 6:15
Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”
- Esther 1:19
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never…
- Isaiah 10:1
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
- Daniel 6:15
Through
Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 46:4
Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!
- Jeremiah 46:4
Through
Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
it leads to
- Isaiah 11:11
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
- Isaiah 11:11
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER FIVE; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.