Rashi, on Jer 51:53

“If Babylon should mount up to heaven, and establish her strength on high: from me there should come spoilers upon her, saith the Lord.”

“and should she fortify Heb. תבצר, an expression of a strong fortress. from Me shall spoilers come upon her From Me, from the heavens that are higher than she, shall the spoilers come upon her.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.