I'd go with a more spiritual interpretation: it refers to God's people.Most axes, both in period illustrations and extant artifact, that fall under the description of Danish axe possess type L or type M heads according to the Petersen axe typology. The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.įor His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, Historically, Cyrus did use the mace as a weapon to conquer Babylon.Ī broader context also suggests this possibility: On the whole, the second seems the more probable answer. It is a question who is thus addressed-Babylon, or Cyrus as the destroyer of Babylon, or Israel. The axe is not found on Assyrian monuments as a weapon of war till a comparatively late period. Is there any problems with this interpretation? OP: The context of verse 19, suggests Israel is the battle axe, and perhaps it is referring to a time yet to happen. The immediate context here is that "you" refers to Israel.Īgain, the distinction is made between Jews and Gentiles "your" refers to the Jews.įrom the context, it is likely that it refers to Israel, the inheritance of the Lord. Israel is associated with the Lord.Ģ0 “ You are My battle-ax and weapons of war:įor with you I will break the nation in pieces There is a distinction between Jews and Gentiles. In the time of their punishment they shall perish.ġ9 The Portion of Jacob is not like them,Īnd Israel is the tribe of His inheritance. We have a similar situation in Zech 2:6-12 and Isa 48:11-16 where several times it is the the LORD who sends the LORD. Thus, grammatically, the "LORD of hosts" is the antecedent for all these pronouns, "you". With you I shatter the governors and officials. With you I shatter the farmer and his oxen With you I shatter the young man and the maiden.Ģ3 With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock With you I shatter the old man and the youth With you I shatter the chariot and driver. Now examine the next three verses with the clear understanding that it is the LORD of hosts that is the subject of V19 (the NKJV also capitalizes Portion, Maker, His)Ģ0 “ You are My war club, My weapon for battle.Ģ1 With you I shatter the horse and rider This idea is taken up in places like Rev 19 where Jesus leads the armies of heaven. Recall that "LORD of hosts" could be translated "LORD of armies" (compare Josh 5:14, 6:1), that is, this title has a significant military connotation. Inheritance- the LORD of Hosts is His name. LORD] is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His ![]() ![]() The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He [= the Others to Israel, on the ground that the tenses are the same (2) because a similar title was given to Babylon in Jeremiah 50:23: (1) because Babylon was the last person addressed (see ver. This terrible title? The commentators are divided, some inclining to The battle axe was much less frequently used. Harmonizes with Jeremiah 51:14 (while we omit 15–19 see note there),Īs well as with Jeremiah 51:25 ff., where Babylon is certainly the The future tenses can as wellīe rendered as presents, denoting what Babylon has hitherto beenĪccustomed to do as the instrument of Jehovah. Herself, that is addressed? Jeremiah 51:24 seems to support (a), but Is it (a) Cyrus, as conqueror of Babylon, or (b) Babylon Note the remarks of the Cambridge commentary:Ģ0–24. There is no doubt that the commentators are in doubt!
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