John Trapp on Jeremiah 50:38

Ver. 38. A drought is upon her waters] Which Cyrus did ſo drain by many outlets, that without any great difficulty he took the City: aſſ[illegible: 1 letter]ulting it on two ſides. Lib. 3. cap. 7. Frontinus ſaith that thrice Babylon was taken by this ſtratagem. 1. By Semiramis. 2. By Cyrus. 3. By Alexander the Great.

And they are mad upon their idols] Deos terrificos & truces, [non-Latin text not transcribed]. ſtatues of their Kings and Worthies which were of a huge vaſt ſtature. See Dan. 3.1.