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Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;
Jeremiah 51:1 — KJV
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Jeremiah 51:1
King James Version (KJV)
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Jeremiah 51:1
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Commentary
Commentary on Jeremiah 51:1
Theological / DevotionalMidst of them. Heb. leb qamay, “the heart [or midst] of those who rise up against me,” a fitting description of the Babylonians in their rebellion against the Lord. This expression has added significance in that it appears to be an ancient Jewish cipher of the type known as atbash, a device in which the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet was substituted for the first, the next to the last for the second, and so on. By this scheme the consonants of the expression leb qamay become Kasdim, the Hebrew form for Chaldeans. Thus the RSV translates, “against the inhabitants of Chaldea.” For other examples of the cipher see on chs. 25:25, 26; 51:41.
Destroying wind. Or, “the spirit of a destroyer” (RSV). However, in view of the mention of “fanners” (v. 2) the context seems to suggest that the translation of the KJV is to be preferred.
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