Jeremiah 51:27

Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
up	שְׂאוּ se.'u-	H5375	to lift · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
standard	נֵ֣ס nes	H5251	a flag · noun, common masculine singular absolute
land	בָּאָ֗רֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
blow	תִּקְע֨וּ tik.'U	H8628	to clatter · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
trumpet	שׁוֹפָ֤ר sho.Far	H7782	a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn · noun, common masculine singular absolute
nations	בַּגּוֹיִם֙ ba.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
prepare	קַדְּשׁ֤וּ ka.de.Shu	H6942	to be (causatively · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
nations	גּוֹיִ֔ם go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
together	הַשְׁמִ֧יעוּ hash.Mi.'u	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
kingdoms	מַמְלְכ֥וֹת mam.le.Khot	H4467	dominion · noun, common feminine plural construct
Ararat	אֲרָרַ֖ט 'a.ra.Rat	H780	Ararat (or rather Armenia) · proper noun, a place name
Minni	מִנִּ֣י mi.Ni	H4508	Minni · proper noun, a place name
Ashchenaz	וְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז ve.'ash.ke.Naz	H813	Ashkenaz · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
appoint	פִּקְד֤וּ pik.Du	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
captain	טִפְסָ֔ר tif.Sar	H2951	a military governor · noun, common masculine singular absolute
horses	ס֖וּס sus	H5483	a horse (as leaping) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	הַֽעֲלוּ ha.'a.lu-	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
rough	סָמָֽר sa.Mar	H5569	bristling · adjective, masculine singular absolute
caterpillers	כְּיֶ֥לֶק ke.Ye.lek	H3218	a devourer · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 10:3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
1 Chronicles 1:6 And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Jeremiah 25:14 For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to…
Jeremiah 50:2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Meroda…
Jeremiah 51:12 Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devi…
Isaiah 13:2-5 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
Isaiah 18:3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a tru…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

The particulars of this copious prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to so often that it could not well be divided into parts, but we must endeavor to collect them under their proper heads. Let us then observe here, I. An acknowledgment of the great pomp and power that Babylon had been in and the use that God in his providence had made of it (Jer 51:7): Babylon hath been a golden cup, a rich and glorious empire, a golden city (Isa 14:4), a head of gold (Dan 2:38), filled with all good things, as a cup with wine. Nay, she had been a golden cup in the Lord's hand; he had in a particular manner filled and favoured her with blessings; he had made the earth…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:27

(Jer 50:29). As in Jer 51:12 the Babylonians were told to "set up the standard," so here her foes are told to do so: the latter, to good purpose; the former, in vain. Ararat--Upper or Major Armenia, the regions about Mount Ararat. Minni--Lower or Lesser Armenia. RAWLINSON says that Van was the capital of Minni. It was conquered by Tettarrassa, the general of Tetembar II, the Assyrian king whose wars are recorded on the black obelisk now in the British Museum. Ashchenaz--a descendant of Japheth (Gen 10:3), who gave his name to the sea now called the Black Sea; the region bordering on it is probably here meant, namely, Asia Minor, including places named Ascania in Phrygia and Bithynia. C…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 51:27

Set ye up a standard in the land,.... Not in Chaldea, but rather in any land; or in all the countries which belonged to Media and Persia; where Cyrus's standard is ordered to be set up, to gather soldiers together, and enlist in his service, in order to go with him in his expedition against Babylon: blow the trumpet among the nations; for the same purpose, to call them to arms, to join the forces of Cyrus, and go with him into the land of Chaldea: prepare the nations against her: animate them, stir up their spirits against her, and furnish them with armour to engage with her: or, "sanctify" (x) them; select a certain number out of them fit for such work: call together the kingdoms of Arar…

Dictionary and topics

Aarat — (high or holy ground), a mountainous district of Asia mentioned in the Bible in connection with the following events:— (1) As the resting-place of the ark after the deluge. (Genesis 8:4) (2) As the…
Ararat — Sacred land or high land, the name of a country on one of the mountains of which the ark rested after the Flood subsided (Gen. 8:4). The “mountains” mentioned were probably the Kurdish range of South…
Armenia — High land, occurs only in Authorized Version, 2 Kings 19:37; in Revised Version, “Ararat,” which is the Hebrew word. A country in western Asia lying between the Caspian and the Black Sea. Here the…
Ashchenaz — (1 Chronicles 1:6; Jeremiah 51:27) [Ashkenaz]
Ashkenaz — One of the three sons of Gomer (Gen. 10:3), and founder of one of the tribes of the Japhetic race. They are mentioned in connection with Minni and Ararat, and hence their original seat must have been…
Caterpillar — The consumer. Used in the Old Testament (1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28; Ps. 78:46; Isa. 33:4) as the translation of a word (hasil) the root of which means “to devour” or “consume,” and which is used also…
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Minni — Only in Jer. 51:27, as the name of a province in Armenia, which was at this time under the Median kings. Armenia is regarded by some as = Har-minni i.e., the mountainous country of Minni. (See…
Ararat · A district of Armenia — A district of Armenia
Armenia · A region in Western Asia — A region in Western Asia
Armies · Compared to: Caterpillars — Compared to: Caterpillars

Jeremiah 51:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:27

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:27

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 51:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:27

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:27

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 51:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 51:27-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 51:27-28

Rashi on Jeremiah 51:27