Jeremiah 50:33 - Exposition

At the end of Jeremiah 50:32 a pause occurs in the discourse. Then the prophet takes up the theme again with renewed emphasis. Were oppressed ; rather, are oppressed . Because the oppression of Israel and Judah still continues, whereas Israel has by this time been amply punished ("received double," Isaiah 40:2 ) for her transgressions, Jehovah will himself interpose. He is, in fact, Israel's Goel ("Redeemer"), i.e. charged, like the next of kin, with the duty of recovering thy rights and avenging thy wrongs (comp. Isaiah 41:14 ; Isaiah 47:4 ). On the Goel, see Le Jeremiah 25:25 ; Ruth 4:6 ; Numbers 30:1-16 :19.