Jeremiah 51:34

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Nebuchadrezzar	נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮ ne.vu.khad.re.Tzar	H5019	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶל֒ ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
devoured	אֲכָלַ֣נִי 'a.kha.la.ni	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
crushed	הֲמָמַ֗נִי ha.ma.ma.ni	H2000	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
made	הִצִּיגַ֙נִי֙ hi.tzi.ga.ni	H3322	to place permanently · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
empty	רִ֔יק Rik	H7385	emptiness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
vessel	כְּלִ֣י ke.Li	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine singular construct
up	בְּלָעַ֙נִי֙ be.la.'a.ni	H1104	to make away with (specifically by swallowing) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
dragon	כַּתַּנִּ֔ין ka.ta.Nin	H8577	a marine or land monster · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
filled	מִלָּ֥א mi.La'	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
belly	כְרֵשׂ֖וֹ khe.re.So	H3770	the paunch or belly (as swelling out) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
delicates	מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י me.'a.da.Nai	H5730	pleasure · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
out	הֱדִיחָֽנִי he.di.cha.ni	H1740	to thrust away · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 50:17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king…
Jeremiah 51:44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow to…
Job 20:15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Isaiah 24:1-3 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Matthew 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neit…
Lamentations 1:1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess am…
Lamentations 2:16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is…
Ezekiel 36:3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might…

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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 51:34

me--Zion speaks. Her groans are what bring down retribution in kind on Babylon (Jer 50:17; Psa 102:13, Psa 102:17, Psa 102:20). empty vessel--He has drained me out. dragon--The serpent often "swallows" its prey whole; or a sea monster [GROTIUS]. filled his belly . . . cast me out--like a beast, which, having "filled" himself to satiety, "casts out" the rest [CALVIN]. After filling all his storehouses with my goods, he has cast me out of this land [GROTIUS].

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:34

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me,.... Or "us" (w); everyone of us: these are the words of Zion and Jerusalem, as appears from Jeremiah 51:35; complaining of the injuries done them by the king of Babylon, who had eaten them up; spoiled their substance, as the Targum; took their cities, plundered them of their riches, and carried them away captive: he hath crushed me; to the earth; or "bruised" or "broken", even all her bones; see Jeremiah 50:17; he hath made me an empty vessel; emptied the land of its inhabitants and riches, and left nothing valuable in it: he hath swallowed me up like a dragon; or "whale", or any large fish, which swallow the lesser ones whole. The allu…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Dragon — (1.) Heb. tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown creature inhabiting desert places and ruins (Job 30:29; Ps. 44:19; Isa. 13:22; 34:13; 43:20; Jer. 10:22; Micah 1:8; Mal. 1:3); probably, as…
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…
Whale — The Hebrew word tan (plural, tannin) is so rendered in Job 7:12 (A.V.; but R.V., “sea-monster”). It is rendered by “dragons” in Deut. 32:33; Ps. 91:13; Jer. 51:34; Ps. 74:13 (marg., “whales;” and…
Dragon, The · Its swallowing of its prey alluded to — Its swallowing of its prey alluded to
Persia · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 51:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:34

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:34

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 51:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:34

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:34

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 51:34-37

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 51:33

Rashi on Jeremiah 51:33