Jer 50:38, 51:36 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 38. A drought is upon her waters ] May not this refer to the draining of the channel of the Euphrates , by which the army of Cyrus entered the city. See on . The original is, however, chereb , a sword, as in the preceding verses, which signifies war, or any calamity by which the thing on which it falls is ruined.

‏ Jeremiah 50:38

Verse 38. A drought is upon her waters] May not this refer to the draining of the channel of the Euphrates, by which the army of Cyrus entered the city. See on Jer 50:24. The original is, however, chereb, a sword, as in the preceding verses, which signifies war, or any calamity by which the thing on which it falls is ruined.

‏ Jeremiah 51:36

Verse 36. I will dry up her sea] Exhaust all her treasures.