Jeremiah 51:11-14
The Lord directs the rise of nations to accomplish His justice and to avenge the desecration of His temple.
11 “Make the arrows sharp! Hold the shields firmly! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance of his temple.
12 Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon! Make the watch strong! Set the watchmen, and prepare the ambushes; for Yahweh has both purposed and done that which he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
14 Yahweh of Armies has sworn by himself, saying, ‘Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker worm; and they will lift up a shout against you.’
The LORD directs the rise of nations to accomplish His justice and to avenge the desecration of His temple.
To reveal that the LORD has stirred up the Medes to execute judgment on Babylon in vengeance for the destruction of His temple.
Jeremiah 51:11–14 intensifies the prophecy against Babylon by calling invading nations to prepare for battle and by emphasizing that the Lord Himself has decreed the empire’s downfall.
Babylon Sunk: The LORD’s Vengeance, Israel’s Deliverance, and the Stone Cast into the Euphrates
The LORD will make Babylon sink under the weight of her violence, idolatry, pride, and bloodshed, while calling his people to flee, remember Zion, and trust his irreversible word.