Jer 50:17, 51:34 | JFB | STEP | 17. lions —hostile kings ( ). Assyria — ( , Shalmaneser; , Esar-haddon). Nebuchadnezzar

Jeremiah 50:17

17. lions—hostile kings (Jer 4:7; 49:19).

Assyria— (2Ki 17:6, Shalmaneser; Ezr 4:2, Esar-haddon).

Nebuchadnezzar— (2Ki 24:10, 14).

Jeremiah 51:34

34. me—Zion speaks. Her groans are what bring down retribution in kind on Babylon (Jer 50:17; Ps 102:13, 17, 20).

empty vessel—He has drained me out.

dragon—The serpent often "swallows" its prey whole; or a sea monster [GROTIUS].

filled his belly . . . cast me out—like a beast, which, having "filled" himself to satiety, "casts out" the rest [CALVIN]. After filling all his storehouses with my goods, he has cast me out of this land [GROTIUS].