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Jeremiah 50:25
The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet delivers Yahweh’s declaration to Babylon and the Chaldeans, positioned immediately after the announcement of a divine snare and immediately before the summons to attack from the farthest borders.
The words — The text highlights פָּתַח (pa.Tach), meaning he has opened, and זַעְמוֹ (za'.mo), meaning his indignation, describing Yahweh’s active preparation of judgment.
The thread — This judgment motif continues in Jeremiah 51:25, where Yahweh declares He will stretch out His hand against the destroying mountain, and Jeremiah 51:55, which describes Yahweh silencing Babylon’s voice and roaring like great waters.
Why it lands — The verse states that Yahweh has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath in the land of the Chaldeans. It requires the reader to acknowledge that the coming destruction of Babylon is a deliberate execution of divine judgment rather than a contingent historical event.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 51:25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.
- Jeremiah 51:55 For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.
- Jeremiah 50:15 Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.
- Jeremiah 51:20 “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
- Amos 3:6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
- Psalms 45:3 Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
- Psalms 45:5 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
- Isaiah 13:2 Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
- Isaiah 13:17 Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
- Isaiah 14:22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.