Jeremiah 51:15-19

15 It is ¹He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He ²stretched out the heavens.

16 When He utters His ³voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, And He causes the ⁴clouds to ascend from the end of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain And brings forth the ⁵wind from His storehouses.

17 ⁶All mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge; Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, For his molten images are ⁷deceitful, And there is no breath in them.

18 They are ⁸worthless, a work of mockery; In the time of their punishment they will perish.

19 The ⁹portion of Jacob is not like these; For the Maker of all is He, And of the tribe of His inheritance; The ¹⁰LORD of hosts is His name.

Jeremiah 51:15-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 51

The former part of this chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the preceding chapter, concerning the destruction of Babylon, Jer 51:1-58; the latter part of it contains a prophecy of Jeremiah sent to the captives in Babylon by the hand of Seraiah, with the copy of the above prophecy against Babylon, and an order to fasten a stone to it, and cast it into the river Euphrates, as a sign, confirming the utter and irreparable ruin of Babylon, Jer 51:59-64.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 1:1; Jeremiah 10:12-16; Jeremiah 51:15-19
• 2. Job 9:8; Psalms 146:5, 6; Jeremiah 32:17; Acts 14:15; Romans 1:20
• 3. Job 37:2-6; Psalms 18:13
• 4. Psalms 135:7; Jeremiah 10:13
• 5. Jonah 1:4
• 6. Isaiah 44:18-20; Jeremiah 10:14
• 7. Habakkuk 2:18, 19
• 8. Jeremiah 18:15
• 9. Psalms 73:26; Jeremiah 10:16
• 10. Jeremiah 50:34

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "graven images"
• [b]. Lit "Fashioner"
• [c]. Or "Scepter;" cf Num 24:17