Jeremiah 51
DortA further prophesy of the fall and destruction of voluptuous covetous tyrannically and idolatrous Babel and of the gracious deliverance of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity verse1 c Jeremiah chargeth Sarah to cast the book wherein he had written these prophesies into the river Phrath near Babel with the stone bound to it for a token of Babel everlasting sinking 59.
1. Thus saith the Lord behold I will raise up a destroy wind against Babel [meaning the Medes and Persians and compare above chapter 4.11]against Babel and against them that dwell in the heart of them that rise up against me [as we also use to say in our language in the heart of the land meaning the inhabitants of the Babel which was the chief city of the Chaldea and as it were the midst of the land see Deuteronomy 4 on verse 11.]
2. And I will send unto Babel fanners that shall fan her [others strangers that shall destroy her]and empty her land for in the day of evil [that is of the mischief calamity which is ordained against her] they shall be round [Heb have been &c spoken in a prophetical manner that is they shall assault her on every side.]
3. Let the archer bend his bow [Heb. let the trader tread ,&that is ,let the bender bend ,&They are the words of God to the archers of the Medes and Persians]against him that bendeth,[against the archers of Babel] and against him that lifeth himself up in the brigandine :[being heavier armed then the archers]and spare her not Babel young men ban [see Deuteronomy 2 on verse 34 and above chapter 50.21] all her hosts.
4. That the slain may lie [Heb. properly fall but the Hebrew word is also taken for lying see above chapter 9.22 so below verse 47 and 49c] in the land of the Chaldeans and the stabbed one in her streets
5. For neither Israel nor Judah shall be left in widowhood of his God [other be left no widower or no widow 7c the Hebrew word Alman is only found here signifying anyone that is or is left in any widowhood as Almana signifieth a widow the phrase hath respect to the spiritual respect that God hath made with his people be for a while so they dwelt with as if they belonged to none or as their husbands and protectors were dead and they were rejected and forsaken of him and everyone besides yet it shall not last always I will yet shew that she is my married wife and I will maintain her cause & and avenge the wrong that is done unto her compare Job 14 on verse 18] of the Lord of hosts [see 1 Kings 18 on verse 15] though their land [to wit Israel and Judah others because their land the land of the Chaldeans c] be full of guilt from the holy on of Israel [or desolation &c which they have brought upon themselves by their sins others apply to the Chaldeans thus for their the Chaldean’s land is full of guilt against or because of the holy one of Israel that is because of the sins which the Chaldeans have committed against God for which he will punish them see above chapter 50.29 of the title given to god the holy one of Israel see Psalms 71 on verse 22.]
6. Flee out of the midst of Babel [so above chapter 50 .8 Revelations 18.4] and deliver every man and his soul be not cut off in her iniquity[that is take heed that ye perish not in the punishment of her iniquity see Leviticus 5 on verse1 Psalms 31 on verses 11 and below verse 45and above chapter 50.8] for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance [see above chapter 50.15,28] and payeth them their desert [so is the Hebrew word so taken Judges 9:11 see further 2 Chronicles 20. On verse 11.]
7. Babel was a golden cup in Gods hand that made all the earth drunken [the meaning of this rhetorical phrase is that God used Babel as his servant or instrument to execute his righteous judgments upon the inhabitants of the earth compare above chapter 24.9 with the annotate also chapter 25.15c and 49.12 and below verse 20,21&c] the nations have drunken of her Babel wine therefore the nations are grown mad of the plagues which were sent unto them by god by the Babylonians compare above chapter 25.27 of the Hebrew word see Psalms 5 on verse 6.]
8. Babel is suddenly fallen and broken [compare Isaiah 21:9 Revelations 14.8 and 18.2] howl for her take balm[see above chapter 8 on verse 22] for her pain it may be she will be healed .
9. We have physic Babel [the Hebrew word signifieth both physic king using medicine or remedies and healing or making whole both significations are used in the verse as if they should say we have done our endeavors to help her but al is to no purpose] but she is not healed forsake her then let us go everyone to his own country [as above chapter 46.16 the are the words of the hired soldiers of the Babylonians] for her judgment[that is punishment see above chapter 48 on verse21reacheth unto heaven and is lifted up [or lifted up itself] to the uppermost or thinnest clouds .
10. The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness [the justice of our cause against Babel fro though God justly punished his people yet Babel was not therefore guiltless compare Judges 10 on verse 7 Micah 7:9 they are the words of Gods own people] come and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.
11. Cleanse the arrows [make them clean spoken to the Babylonians in a deriding way compare above chapter 46.4 and here verse 12] prepare thy shields perfectly [Heb full complete &c that is make them fully ready to take them with a full hand or as some gather them bring them fully together also perfect them be anything be amiss or wanting in them others fill the quivers] the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the king of media [understand with all like wise Persia so below verse 28] for his purpose is against Babel to destroy it for this is the vengeance of the Lord the vengeance of his temple [see above chapter 50 on verse 28]
12. lift up the banner upon the walls of Babel make the watch strong set watchmen prepare the ambushes [or hers in wait lurkers to watch the enemy and to disadvantage him unaware imply that all will not avail for ye shall not be able with warlike preparation to hinder Gods design and work as followeth] for as the Lord hath purposed so hath he done [Heb the Lord hath also taught or purposed he hath also done &c that is as so c or he hath not only purposed but also performed it that is he will also surely do it compare below verse 49] that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babel.
13. Thou dwellest by many waters [because the great river Euphrates ran not only by but through Babel and there were many waters round about it compare Revelations 17.1 ,15] that art might be in treasures thine end [that is the time of thine ruin which God hath appointed unto thee] is come the measure of thy covetousness Heb el or cubit &c understand hereby the bounds which God had set to her insatiable desire of acquiring which they were not able to pass but should therewith be at an end ]
14. The Lord of the hosts hath sown by his soul [spoken of God after the manner of men that is by himself as God speaketh above chapter 22.24 and 49.13 see Genesis 22 on verse 16] although [as the Hebrew particle are taken above chapter 2.22 and 37.10 also 1Samuel 14.39 others if he do not c the whole note here] I have filled you with men as with caterpillars [a sort of caterpillars having their name in Hebrew as some conceive from spoiling the fruits by licking see Psalms 105:34 and verse 27 Joel 1:4 and 2.25 Nahum 3:15,16 some call them cankerworms or herb- worms] yet they shall cry to another [others if I do not &c meaning by that which followeth that God sweareth here that he will fill them with the great army of the Medes and Persian see here of above chapter 25 on verse 36 and understand this of enemies that should set upon Babel] over thee[triumphing over thee or against thee making an alarm to stir up one another to fall and conquer thee through thou were never to bee populous.]
15. He that made the earth by his power he that prepared the world by his isdom and stretched out to heave by his understanding [see Genesis 1:6 Job 9:8,14 Psalms 10:4,2 Isaiah 40:22 and 44.22 and 51.13 Jeremiah 10:12&c see above chapter 10.12,13,14,15,16 almost the same words are found that are used here on the 20 verse see the annotate there.]
16. When he uttereth his voice when there is a noise of waters in the heaven and he causeth the waters to ascend from the end of the earth he maketh lightning with rain and causeth the wind to come forth out of his treasures.
17. Every man has become brutish so that he no knowledge every gold smith is ashamed of the carved image for his molten image is a lie there is no spirit in them.
18. They are vanity a work of seducing at the time of their visitation they shall perish.
19. The portion of Jacob is not like them [compare chapter 10.16] for he is the former of al things and Israel is the rod of his inheritance [this word Israel is here inserted from above chapter 10.16others he to wit God is the rod to wit Jacobs inheritance that is that have given himself for an inheritance unto his people] the Lord of hosts is his name.
20. Thou art unto me a battle of axe [or a broad hammer meaning such an hammer of God that break everything even the very rock in pieces and to shiver compare above chapter 23 on verse 29 the comparison as appeareth from the sequel is taken from soldiers especially from the Cuirrasiers that are wont to have their pole –axes or battle axes to cut the weapon or armor with asunder and to break them in pieces and to knock down the enemy therewith] and the weapons of war [or furniture instruments &c that is thou shalt be an instrument and rod of mine anger and righteous judgment upon many nations they are the words of God to the Babylonians others understand this as a speech directed to king Cyrus that should conquer the Babylonians and render the 24 verse thus & I ill &c]and by thee I will break nations in pieces and by thee I will destroy kingdoms [here God speaketh in proper terms to wit in the future tense and not in the preferperfect as otherwise is frequently done in a prophetical manner in this prediction.]
21. And by thee I will break in pieces the horse and his rider [or him that rideth upon it or caret riders which in those time did use to fight out those carets see 2 Samuel 10 on verse 18.]
22. And by thee I will smite in pieces the man and the woman and by thee I will smite in pieces the young ones and the old one and by thee I will smite in pieces the young man and maid.
23. And by thee I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock and by thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke-oxen[or couple pair o oxen that is the oxen that go and labor together in the yoke] and by thee will I break in pieces the governors and the magistrates .
24. But I will recompense unto Babel and all the inhabitants of Chaldea [that is of the land of Chaldeans so verse 35] and their wickedness which they have done unto Zion [as if the Lord should say when I shall have the Babylonians in all the aforementioned judgments as mine instruments then will I not forbear to punish the wickedness which they have in the meanwhile practiced and committed especially towards mine own people compare above on verse 10] before your eyes[God speaketh this unto his own people before whose eyes he will cause this judgment to pass upon the Babylonians] saith the Lord.
25. Behold I will be upon thee [as above chapter 50.31] thou destroying mountains[so is Babel called by reason of her royal dignity and pomp her like a mountain n regard of her high thick wall and high royal buildings compare Revelations 17.9] saith the Lord thou that destroyeth all the earth [compare Revelations 11.18 and 13.14] and I will stretch mine hand against thee and roll down from the rock [cast thee down from the high fort that thou should tumble and roll along as a vessel and some other thing that is rolled down from the rock burseth in pieces and is broken all to shiver] and will make thee mountains will burning [where al things shall lie as it were] in the ashes and nothing remains but mere ashes and burnt heaps of stones as it apparent in places that are burnt down see below verse 58.]
26. And they shall not take of thee a stone cover nor a stone for foundation [that is thou shalt not be built again or thou shalt be so wasted and destroyed as that a stone shalt not be found amongst thy heaps of stone fit for a corner stone or a foundation stone] for [or but] thou shalt be for everlasting desolation [Heb desolation of eternity so below verse 62] saith the Lord.
27. lift up the banner in the land blow the trumpet among the heathens hallow the heathen against her [that is separate them prepare them arm them for this work of the Lord against Babel compare above chapter 6.4 with the annotate so in the next verse] call together[Heb properly cause to heard that is sometimes by proclamation to gather together] against her kingdom of Ararat [great Armenia see Genesis 8 on verse4] Minni [little Armenia] and Askenaz [see Genesis 10 on verse3 which countries its conceived that Cyrus hath taken before it subdued Babel or that they were partly his confederates] appoint a chief captain against her [the Hebrew word rendered here chief captain is only found in this place and Nahum 3:17 signifying as some conceive such a commander or officer that receiveth them unto the soldiery some understand king Cyrus himself and Dauris according to their opinion his father in law] bring up horses as rough caterpillars [horses in multitude like grasshoppers see above verse 4 or rugged hairy caterpillars whose hairs stand on end as if they were scare and look more terrible compare Job4.15 Psalms 119:120 where the same word is used Hebrew horses as caterpillars that is rough.]
28. Hallow against her the heathen the king of Media [as above verse 11] the governors thereof [meaning the governors or princes of Media] and all the rulers thereof yea all the land of her dominion [Heb of his dominion to wit of the dominion of every king or the gender are changed because the Hebrew word which signifieth land or earth is used in both genders.
29. then shall the land tremble and suffer all the pain for everyone of the Lord’s thoughts sendeth fast [Heb the Lords thought sendeth fast that is everyone of his thoughts that is all the purpose] against Babel to make Babel the land of desolation that there be no inhabitants.
30. The champions of Babel they for born to fight they remain in the hold[they will not dare come into the field and look the enemy into the face]they might have failed they become women [see above chapter 50.37 and compare Isaiah 3:12] they [the enemies the Medes and the Persians] they have set their dwelling places on fire and her bars [the bars of the houses and the little gates which were in great abundance towards the river Herodot lib 1] are broken.
31. The runner shall run to meet the runner and the scout shall scout to meet the scout[as is usual in a sudden and unexpected invasion and in rod of the enemy] to acquaint the king of Babel that his city is taken at one end[where the Persians and the Medes brake in and took the city before it was known in the midst and the other end of the city in regard of this greatness this Heroditus testifieth to have happened just so as is here prophesied.]
32. And that the ferries are taken [because Cyrus had drained away all the waters of the Euphrates so that the soldiers passed thereby into the city others simply passages] and the reed poles are burnt with fire [to wit the reed pole that were from the river drawn here and there away which might have greatly prejudiced the enemy some conceive that it simply spoken by a way of comparison of the water pools that they were dried up as I they had been burnt and dried up with fire] and that the soldiers are affrighted.
33. For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel the daughter of Babel is like a threshing floor [that is Babel that is like beautiful voluptuous virgins shall now be handled like a threshing floor and that corn that is in it] it is time that men tread her[or cause her to be trodden that is plain her or make her hard even to make the corn thereon or that men thresh her for the threshing oxen or oxen bullock did thread the corn]yet a little [to wit a while it will not stay long] then the time of harvest [and consequently the threshing-time] ] shall come upon her [meaning the time of her calamity by the Medes and Persians that should as it were tread them under foot and thresh them out as they had formerly done to other people and people of God see Isaiah 21 on verse 10.]
34. Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel hath eaten me up [compare Deuteronomy 17.31 with the annotate also Isaiah 30:14 and above chapter 19.11 and 50.7 this is the complaint of God’s people as to the next verse sheweth] he hath crushed m in pieces he hath made me as an empty vessel he hath devoured me like a dragon he hath filled me with his paunch [or guts entailed the Hebrew word is only found here] with the dainties he hath driven me away [out of the country or hath washed me away all this is to one sense.]
35. The violence that hath been done to me and my flesh compare above chapter 2 on verse 2 and Jude 9 on verse 24 Obadiah on verse 10] be [or is that is lieth see Judges 9 on verse 24] upon Babel let the inhabitants of Zion [the people that belonged to Jerusalem or the church of God] say and my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea [compare Matthew 27 on verse 25] let Jerusalem say.
36. therefore thus saith the Lord behold I will contend the contentions [God answer to the former words of his people see above chapter 50.34] and avenge the vengeance and I will make her se[the waters of Euphrates that are round about and in the midst of her see of the use of the word sea Genesis 1 on verse 10 and compare above chapter 50.38 with the annotate] day and dry up her spring[that is the river which proceedeth from her spring .]
37. And Babel shall become an heaps of stones and inhabitation of dragon and astonishment of whistling [see 1 Kings 9 on verse 8 and above chapter 18 on verse 16] so that there be no inhabitants.
38. They shall roar together like young lions [the Babylonians shall be in their feasts and banquets shout rage and roar like wanton wild lion whereunto that following verse suiteth or as some they shall roar and lay like hunger starved lions because the prey is taken from them others understand it as the Persians and the Medes that should roar like lion for the prey of Babel] yell [or grant that is utter an imperfect roaring before granting and braying others shake out themselves or shake out their hair compare judges 36 on verse 20 with the annotate] like lion whelps.
39. When they are heated [by the drunkenness of their wicked banquet] I will set another drink before them with drink [then I will fill them up with another draught or present them with another cup see the accomplishment hereof according to the opinion of some Daniel chapter 5 Heb drinking or draught everyone every draught which in have prepared for everyone in my cup of wrath and I will cause them to drink it] and will make them drunken that they may leap up [but not for joy but for fear and trembling] but they shall sleep and everlasting sleep not wake [Heb sleep of eternity] that is long sleep death die be slain and not return again in the world or into the life compare 7.6,6and Ecclesiastes 12:5 with the annotate and below verse 57 also Psalms 13:4] saith the Lord.
40. I will bring them down like lambs to be slain [that is to the slaughter to the slaughter-house to be killed as above chapter 11.19 and 25.34 and 48.15 and 50.27] like rams with he-goats [that is like goats.]
41. How is Sesach [see above chapter 25 on verse 26] so subdued[see above chapter 50.23] and the glory of the whole earth [that is she that is renowned throughout the whole world compare above chapter 49.25 and Isaiah 13:19] taken ? How is Babel become an astonishment among the heathen? That everyone admireth and is astonished at her as above verse 37 and often in former places.]
42. A sea is risen upon the Babel she is covered by the multitude of the waves thereof [an answer to the former question the meaning is that whereof that is Babel that seemed to be invisible should be overwhelmed by n irresistible power to wit by the great power of the Medes and the Persian being brought on and strengthened by Gods mighty hand .]
43. Her cities are become a desolation a dry land and a wilderness and a land wherein [Heb in whose cities and in the cities whereof] no man [Heb not every man that is no man not every man] dwelleth and through which no child of man doth pass.
44. And I will visit upon Bel [see above chapter 50.2] of Babel and will fetch out of his mouth that he had swallowed [Heb his swallowing some apply this to the sacrifice that were to be offered to the idol whereof we may read in the apocryphal writings of Daniel and in Herodotus others understand it of prey and the subdued countries the glory of victory whereof they ascribed unto this idol compare above chapter 49.1 Judges 11:24] and the heathen shall not flow anymore unto him [like steams of water from which the Hebrew word is derived compare psalms 34.6 with the annotate] for also the wall of Babel is fallen [that is shall certainly fall although it be counted an everlasting and invisible work or a work that can not be broken see before verse 58.]
45. Go forth my people out of the midst of her and deliver ye every man because of the heat of the Lords anger[that is ye may not likewise perish I her punishment compare above verse 6 and that ye may escape the dangers where of in the sequel.]
46. And lest peradventure your heart grow weak and ye fear because of the rumor that shall be heard in the land [that is the tidings that shall be heard of the marching up coming and progress of the king of the Medes and Persians against Babel Heb properly hearing] for there shall come a rumor in one year and after that a rumor in the other year [Heb. in the year and in the year or the year and the year through that is in one year and in the other year or one year after another year by year all year long, both in the first and in the second year histories mention that Cyrus never departed from Babel the first year of his marching up against it but in the second year] and there shall be violence in the land lord over lord, [or ruler shall be against ruler to wit the Lord of Medes and of Persians shall be upon and against he Babylonians.]
47. Therefore behold the days come that I will visit the carved [or graven] images of Babel and her whole land shall be confounded and all her slain [that is those of people that shall be wounded and cut down] shall lie [se above on verse 4 so in the sequel] I the midst of her.
48. And the heaven and the earth together with all that is therein shall shout for Babel [that is for Babel ruin compare Revelations 121.12 and 18.20 and 19.1&c] for ye shall come unto her [Heb ye shall come c ye also in the singular number that is all and everyone of them that shall destroy her] from the north [see above chapter 50 on verse 3] saith the Lord .
49. As Babel hath been for a fall of the slain of Israel [so that all places lay full of slain Jews see above verse 4 with the annotate Heb for falls and se that she is labored for it was bent to it was her heart and mind she served for that purpose see or thus as Babel caused the slain of Israel to fall in sense in one and the same] so at Babel [or of Babel in Babel] shall fall the slain of all the land [so shall against the land of Babel be full of the slain see Heb also in Babel also shall at Babel &c compare above verse 12 with the annotate.]
50. Ye escaped of the sword go away stand not still [this is spoken to the captive Jews that remained in Babel] remember the Lord of afar and let Jerusalem come up into your heart[compare above chapter 3 verse 16 and 7.31 with the annotate] from far [that is from Babylon remember when that Babel did unto Jerusalem and how she is rewarded and moreover set your heart to return again to Jerusalem c.]
51. Ye may say [when ye remember Jerusalem] we are confounded for we have heard reproach blushing have covered our face because foreigners have come upon the sanctuaries of the Lords house [to wit the Babylonians that burnt the temple.]
52. Therefore behold the days come saith the Lord that I will visit her carved images [Babel idols so in the sequel] and mortally wounded shall lament [or groan sigh] in all her land [that is her whole land shall befall the lamentations and cries of those that are wounded which is a slain man shall die compare verse 49 he Hebrew word signifieth both a mortally wounded and slay man the word of this verse are Gods answer to some former complaints of his people.]
53. Though Babel should mount up to heaven she should fortify the height of her strength [others though she should fortify her strength high compare above chapter 49.16 Obadiah verse 4] yet from me shall destroyers come upon her saith the Lord
54. There is a voice of a cry from Babel and a great breach [that is desolation, misery, calamity c above chapter 4 on verse 6 others crack] from the land o the Chaldeans .
55. For the Lord [as the author of this war and the supreme commanders of Medes and Persian] destroyeth Babel and shall cause the haughty voice [that is the high boasting the haughty peaking and bragging of the Babylonians which they were wont to use when their monarchy flourished others the great noise the stir that was in Babel by reason of the multitude of people in it] to perish out of her for their waves shall roar [to wit the waves of the Medes and Persian shall overflow Babel like a sea see above verse 42 and others although their the Babylonians waves &c that I though they make now such stir c.] like great [or many] waters the noise of their sound [or rustling great noise of her vice to wit the Babylonians that made a great noise and cry because of their miseries] shall lift up itself so that a man shall be able to hear their coming from afar off.]
56. For the destroyer cometh upon hr upon Babel and her champions shall be taken captives [or when the destroyer shall c & the n shall &c] their bows are broken [Heb is broken that is everyone of their bows all their bows shall be broken] fro the lord the God of recompense shall surely pay [Heb pay paying] her.
57. And I will make drunk [with the cup of any wrath] her princes and her wise men her governors and her rulers and her champions and they shall sleep an everlasting sleep and not awake [see above on verse 39] saith the king whose name is the Lord of hosts.
58. Thus saith the Lord of hosts that broad wall of Babel [which was fifty royal cubits or ells thick and broad so that two carets could conveniently ride a beast upon it and yet a good space remain between both as histories testify Heb walls in the plural number because this wall was so exceeding thick as if it had been many walls as behemoth beast as an elephant see Psalms 73:22 Job 4:10] shall be utterly bare [to the very foundation compare Psalms 137:7 others broken] and her high gates shall be burnt with fire so that the people[whole labor the Babylonians had used in the making of the wall] shall have labored in vain [or for emptying that is all that should be again taken away destroyed and scattered abroad what was brought and piled up together for it] and the nations of the fire [or for the fire that is that their labor might be burnt with fire not that this was the intention of the fame of the builders but that their labor so fell out of the providence of God and served for that end and purpose compare Habakkuk 2:13] that they grew saint.
59. The word or the matter which the prophet Jeremiah commanded Seraia the son of Neriah the son of Mechseia when he went from [or by reason of the Hebrew particle is sometimes taken for from by reason for out of as apeareth Genesis 4:1 and 44.4 Exodus 9:29 Ezekiel 6:9 Micah 3:8 and in this place] Zedekiah to Babel in the forth year of reign [others with Zedekiah &c but this is nowhere else mentioned in the scripture and it seemeth not every credible that Zedekiah having rebelled against the king of Babel should have adventured to go in person to Babel but rather that should mediate a reconciliation and peace by means of this peaceable pious ambassador] and Seraia was the peaceable prince [the Heb prince of rest that is a godly quiet and peaceable man whom Jeremiah might have trusted with his business whereat another man in those times would have mocked and refused to do it as being full of danger and trouble others chief of the king rest that is high chamberlain some conceive it to be a name of some certain country whereof see 1 Chronicles 2 on verse 52.]
60. Now Jeremiah wrote all the evil should come upon Babel on a book [meaning a special book, or duplicate, transcript which he delivered to this Seraia to take along with him] to wit all the words that are written against Babel.
61. And Jeremiah said unto Seraia when thou comest unto Babel then thou shalt see [or behold or look upon view it namely Babel to compare this prophesy with the present estate Babel or when thou shalt see it &c] and read all these words.
62. And shall say O Lord thou hast spoken against this place that thou wilt cut it off so that there be no inhabitant in it from man to beast it shall become everlasting desolation [Heb desolation of eternity as above verse 26.]
63. And it shall come to pass when thou shalt have made an end of reading this book then shalt bind a stone to it and cast it on the midst of Phrath [the river Euphrates which ran by and through Babel.]
64. And shalt say thou shalt Babel sink and not rise again because of the evil [Heb from the face of the evil that is from or because of the evil punishments mischief calamity destruction &c] that I will bring upon her Babel they shall grow weary [namely the Babylonians they shall grow faint and feeble and fail so that they shall not be able to rise and come up again though the labor and toil exceedingly about it] hither to are the words of Jeremiah [compare above chapter 48.47 to wit concerning Babel punishment or concerning the prophesies of Jeremiah in general which are contained and gathered together in this book hence is gathered by some that the next chapter is added thereto by some other men of God s a seal and further exposition of the former prophesies compare the annotate on the thirty forth of the chapter of Deuteronomy.]