Jeremiah 51:30

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Summary

The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

The mighty

Her bars

Nahum 3:13

Bible References

The mighty

The river crossings have been taken. The enemy has burned its marshes, and its soldiers are terrified.

The strong and valiant were plundered, they sank into sleep. None of the warriors could use his hands.

All hands will fall impaired (weakened). Every man's heart will melt (courage will fail).

A time is coming when the people of Egypt will be as timid as women. They will tremble in terror when they see that Jehovah of Hosts has stretched out his hand (extended His power) to punish them.

Look! Your soldiers are like women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies. Fire will destroy the bars of your gates.

They will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, and say: 'Woe, woe to the great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'

Her bars

A sword will kill the false prophets. They will become fools. A sword will kill their soldiers and defeat them.

This is WHAT JEHOVAH SAYS ABOUT CYRUS, his anointed one: I have held him by his right hand so he could conquer the nations ahead of him; that he could strip kings of their power, and open doors ahead of him so that the gates would not be shut.

Her gates have gone down into the earth. He destroyed her locks and bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations where there is no law. Her prophets have had no vision from Jehovah.

I will destroy the lock (bar) at the gate of Damascus, and annihilate the inhabitant from the valley of Aven. He who holds the scepter (imperial authority) from the house of Eden and the people of Syria will go into captivity to Kir, said Jehovah.

Look! Your soldiers are like women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies. Fire will destroy the bars of your gates.