Text -- Jeremiah 51:53 (NET)

51:53 Even if Babylon climbs high into the sky and fortifies her elevated stronghold, I will send destroyers against her,” says the Lord.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jer 51:53

¹ tn Or “ascends [into] heaven.” Note the use of the phrase in Deut 30:12; 2 Kgs 2:11; and Amos 9:2.

² tn Heb “and even if she fortifies her strong elevated place.”

³ tn Heb “from me destroyers will go against her.”

⁴ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”