Jeremiah 46:7

46:7 “Who is this that rises like the Nile,

like its streams ¹  turbulent at flood stage?

Jeremiah 48:35

48:35 I will put an end in Moab

to those who make offerings at her places of worship. ² 

I will put an end to those who sacrifice to other gods.

I, the Lord, affirm it! ³ 

Jeremiah 51:42

51:42 The sea has swept over Babylon.

She has been covered by a multitude ⁴  of its waves. ⁵ 

[46:7]  ¹ tn The word translated “streams” here refers to the streams of the Nile (cf. Exod 7:19; 8:1) for parallel usage.

[48:35]  ² tn Heb “high place[s].” For the meaning and significance of this term see the study note on 7:31.

[48:35]  ³ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[51:42]  ³ tn For the meaning “multitude” here rather than “tumult” see BDB 242 s.v. הָמוֹן 3.c, where reference is made that this refers to a great throng of people under the figure of an overwhelming mass of waves. The word is used of a multitude of soldiers, or a vast army in 1 Sam 14:16; 1 Kgs 20:13, 18 (cf. BDB 242 s.v. הָמוֹן 3.a for further references).

[51:42]  ⁴ tn Heb “The sea has risen up over Babylon. She has been covered by the multitude of its waves.”