Jeremiah 50:13
Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
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Gill's Exposition
Because of the wrath of the Lord, it shall not be inhabited,.... That is, Babylon; which the Targum expresses,
"because thou, Babylon, hast provoked the Lord;''
by their idolatry, luxury, ill…
God is here by his prophet, as afterwards in his providence, proceeding in his controversy with Babylon. Observe,
I. The commission and charge given to the instruments that were to be employed in…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Cp. chs. Jer 18:16; Jer 19:8; Jer 25:9; Jer 25:11; Jer 49:17, with notes.
be inhabited See on Jer 17:25.
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