Jer 50:25 | KingComments | STEP | Again, the LORD addresses the instruments of His anger on Babylon. They are to march against Babylon ( ). Merathaim is a poetic name for Babylon and means “double rebellion”. It speaks of Babylon’s pride and haughtiness and unwillingness to bow down. Therefore, the land and its inhabitants are to be destroyed and put under a spell. In doing so, they must not follow their own will, but must do according to all that the LORD has commanded them. When the hostile armies enter the land of Babylon, it will be under noise of battle ( ). The land faces a great destruction. Babylon, which has pounded on the nations like a sledgehammer and subjected those nations to itself, is now itself cut off and broken down ( ). The horror that went out from Babylon and caused fear has become a horror of dismay at what has happened to that people. Babylon has been captured by the LORD because it has engaged in battle against the LORD ( ). Babylon does not reckon with the LORD and with His power, but that people will have to deal with the instruments of His indignation coming out of His armory ( ). The LORD of hosts will do His work in the land of the Chaldeans. No one will be able to prevent that. He calls His armies from the ends of the earth to take Babylon and rob her of all her supplies, leaving nothing that remains ( ). The animals must also be killed ( ). The “woe” comes upon them, for their day has come to repay them for all the injustice they have done to God’s people. Those who fled from Babylon and escaped will go to Zion to report what happened in Babylon ( ). They will know how to tell that Babylon was judged because God avenged His temple on them. The Babylonians destroyed God’s temple. God will punish them for that because they did it in proud arrogance.

‏ Jeremiah 50:25

God’s Vengeance for His Temple

Again, the LORD addresses the instruments of His anger on Babylon. They are to march against Babylon (Jer 50:21). Merathaim is a poetic name for Babylon and means “double rebellion”. It speaks of Babylon’s pride and haughtiness and unwillingness to bow down. Therefore, the land and its inhabitants are to be destroyed and put under a spell. In doing so, they must not follow their own will, but must do according to all that the LORD has commanded them.

When the hostile armies enter the land of Babylon, it will be under noise of battle (Jer 50:22). The land faces a great destruction. Babylon, which has pounded on the nations like a sledgehammer and subjected those nations to itself, is now itself cut off and broken down (Jer 50:23). The horror that went out from Babylon and caused fear has become a horror of dismay at what has happened to that people. Babylon has been captured by the LORD because it has engaged in battle against the LORD (Jer 50:24).

Babylon does not reckon with the LORD and with His power, but that people will have to deal with the instruments of His indignation coming out of His armory (Jer 50:25). The LORD of hosts will do His work in the land of the Chaldeans. No one will be able to prevent that. He calls His armies from the ends of the earth to take Babylon and rob her of all her supplies, leaving nothing that remains (Jer 50:26). The animals must also be killed (Jer 50:27). The “woe” comes upon them, for their day has come to repay them for all the injustice they have done to God’s people.

Those who fled from Babylon and escaped will go to Zion to report what happened in Babylon (Jer 50:28). They will know how to tell that Babylon was judged because God avenged His temple on them. The Babylonians destroyed God’s temple. God will punish them for that because they did it in proud arrogance.