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Jeremías 51:44
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Y castigaré a Bel en Babilonia, sacaré de su boca lo que se ha tragado, y no afluirán más a él las naciones. Aun la muralla de Babilonia caerá.
Y juzgar� a Bel en Babilonia, y sacar� de su boca lo que ha tragado; y no vendr�n m�s naciones a �l; y el muro de Babilonia caer�.
Y visitar� al mismo Bel en Babilonia, y sacar� de su boca lo que ha tragado; y no vendr�n m�s a �l gentiles; y el muro de Babilonia caer�.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I will punish: Jeremiah 51:18, Jeremiah 51:47, Jeremiah 50:2, Isaiah 46:1, Isaiah 46:2
I will bring: Jeremiah 51:34, 2 Chronicles 36:7, Ezra 1:7, Daniel 1:2, Daniel 5:2-4, Daniel 5:26
the nations: Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 60:5, Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3, Daniel 3:29, Daniel 4:1, Daniel 4:22, Daniel 5:19, Daniel 5:31, Revelation 18:9-19
the wall: Jeremiah 51:53, Jeremiah 51:58
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:19 - swallow Job 5:5 - swalloweth Job 20:18 - swallow Isaiah 19:1 - the idols Isaiah 21:2 - the treacherous Isaiah 21:9 - all Isaiah 25:11 - he shall bring Isaiah 49:19 - they that Jeremiah 43:12 - in the Jeremiah 50:15 - her foundations Jeremiah 50:26 - open Jeremiah 50:38 - the land Habakkuk 2:8 - thou
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I will punish Bel in Babylon,.... The idol of the Babylonians, who had a temple in Babylon, where he was worshipped: the same is called Belus by Aelianus g, Curtius h, and Pausanias i; perhaps the same Herodian k calls Belis, and says some take him to be Apollo; for more of him, :-; and
:-; who was punished when his temple was demolished, and plundered of its wealth; this golden image of Belus was broke to pieces, and the gold of it carried away. The Targum is,
"I will visit or punish them that worship Bel in Babylon:''
and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up; the rich offerings made to him when victories were obtained; all success being ascribed to him; and the spoils of conquered enemies, which were brought and laid up in his temple, particularly the vessels of the sanctuary at Jerusalem, which were deposited there; see
2 Chronicles 36:7; and which were restored by Cyrus, Ezra 1:7; which restoration of them greatly fulfilled this prophecy; and was a refunding of what was lodged with him, or a vomiting what he had swallowed up; compare with this the story of "Bel and the dragon":
and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him; either to worship him, or bring their presents to him, to ingratiate themselves with the king of Babylon:
yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall; which Bel was not able to defend; and therefore should be deserted by his worshippers. The Targum renders it in the plural, the walls of Babylon; of which,
Ezra 1:7- :. Some think that not the wall of the city is here meant: but the temple of Bel, which was as a wall or fortress to the city; but now should fall, and be so no more; since it is not easy to give a reason why mention here should be made of the fall of the walls of the city; and seeing express mention is made of this afterwards.
g Var. Hist. l. 13. c. 3. h Hist. l. 5. c. 1. i L. 1. sive Attica, p. 29. k Hist. l. 8. c. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The sacred vessels plundered from Jerusalem, and laid up in the very temple of Bel, should be restored; the men and women dragged from other lands to people the city, released; and its wall falling would show the insignificance to which it should be reduced.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 51:44. I will punish Bel in Babylon — Bel or Belus was their supreme deity.
That which he hath swallowed up — The sacred vessels of the temple of Jerusalem, which were taken thence by Nebuchadnezzar, and dedicated to him in his temple at Babylon.
The wall of Babylon shall fall. — It shall cease to be a defense; and shall moulder away until, in process of time, it shall not be discernible.
