Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 51:30

30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds, their might hath failed , they became as women : they have burnt her dwelling places, her barrs are broken t.

When God hath determined an end, he ordereth means proportionable to that end. Babylon had many v[illegible: 2 letters]iant and mighty men, and it is very probable the Babylonians [illegible: 1 word] very much to them, but when it came to, God took off their courage so as they had no heart to fight but kept [illegible: 1 letter]hemselves in their strong holds, and, if at any time they came out, their courage failed them, and they behaved themselve[illegible: 1 letter] more like Women then Men of War, so as their Enemies burnt their Cities, brake down their Fortifications, and made what havock they pleased.

Marginal references: Is[illegible: 1 letter]. 19.16. chap. 50.37.