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Jeremiah 50:28-38

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28 "A voice! They 1flee and escape from the land of Babylon, 2to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, vengeance for 3his temple.
29 4"Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. 5Encamp around her; let no one escape. 6Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has 7proudly defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
30 8Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares the LORD.
31 "Behold, I am against you, O 9proud one, declares the Lord GOD of hosts, 10for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
32 11The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none to raise him up, 12and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all that is around him.
33 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 13The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; 14they refuse to let them go.
34 15Their Redeemer is strong; 16the LORD of hosts is his name. 17He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 "A sword against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and against 18her officials and her 19wise men!
36 A sword against the diviners, that they may become fools! A sword against her 20warriors, that they may be destroyed!
37 A sword against her horses and against her chariots, and against all 21the foreign troops in her midst, that 22they may become women! 23A sword against all her treasures, that they may be plundered!
38 24A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! 25For it is a land of images, and they are mad over idols.
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Jeremiah 50:28-38 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 50

This and the following chapter contain a long prophecy concerning the destruction of Babylon; and which is expressed in such language, that it may be, and is to be, accommodated to the destruction of mystical Babylon; and several passages in the book of the Revelation are borrowed from hence; and it is intermixed with promises and prophecies of the deliverance of God's people from thence, and of the conversion of the Jews, and the restoration of them to their own which will be at that time; see Jer 50:4,5,8,19,20,33,34. The destruction of Babylon in general is proclaimed and declared, and the manner and cause of it, Jer 50:1-13; then the enemies of Babylon are stirred up and animated to proceed against her, and execute the judgments of God upon her, Jer 50:14-30. Next follows the Lord's controversy with her, because of her pride and oppression of his people; and threatens her with the sword, drought, and utter destruction, Jer 50:31-40; and then a description is given of her enemies, that should be the instruments of her destruction, Jer 50:41-44; and the chapter is closed with observing, that this is all according to the counsel and purpose of God, Jer 50:45,46.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 25

  • 1. [ver. 8]
  • 2. Jeremiah 51:10; Psalms 64:9
  • 3. [Jeremiah 51:11; Jeremiah 52:13; Daniel 5:3, 23]
  • 4. [ver. 14; Job 16:13]
  • 5. [ver. 14; Job 16:13]
  • 6. Jeremiah 25:14
  • 7. Isaiah 47:10
  • 8. Jeremiah 49:26
  • 9. [See ver. 29 above]
  • 10. ver. 27; Jeremiah 49:8
  • 11. [See ver. 29 above]
  • 12. See Jeremiah 17:27
  • 13. [ver. 17]
  • 14. [Isaiah 14:17]
  • 15. See Isaiah 43:14
  • 16. See Jeremiah 10:16
  • 17. Jeremiah 51:36; Isaiah 51:22
  • 18. Jeremiah 51:57; Daniel 5:30
  • 19. Daniel 4:6
  • 20. Jeremiah 51:57
  • 21. See Jeremiah 25:20
  • 22. Jeremiah 51:30
  • 23. [Isaiah 45:3]
  • 24. Isaiah 44:27; [Jeremiah 51:36]
  • 25. ver. 2; Jeremiah 51:47, 52
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