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John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 50:44
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan, etc.] What is said of Nebuchadnezzar coming up against Edom is here said of Cyrus coming up against Babylon; for of a king it is to be understood; as the Targum, “behold, a king with his army shall come up against them, as a lion from the height of Jordan;” (see <244919>Jeremiah 49:19); unto the habitation of the strong; to Babylon; where dwelt the king, his nobles, and his mighty men: but I will make them suddenly run away from her; as they did from her king Belshazzar, when Gobrias and Gadates entered the royal palace, and seized upon himf1010; and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? or, “a young man”f1011? such an one Cyrus was, who, by divine appointment, became master and governor of Babylon: and who will appoint me the time? to enter the lists with me, and litigate the point with me in a court of judicature, or contend with me in battle: and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me? or king? not Belshazzar, he could not stand before the Lord: so the Targum, “there is no king that hath strength before me;” that is, to withstand him, or hinder what he has appointed and ordered to be done; (see Gill on “<244919>Jeremiah 49:19”).
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