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C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Jeremiah 50:34

redeemer Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-46

Shall we turn now to Jeremiah chapter 50.Chapter 50 begins with the words,The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet ( Jeremiah 50:1 ).The end of chapter 51 declares, "And thou shalt say, 'Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her, and they shall be weary.' Thus far are the words of Jeremiah." In other words, this is the completion of the words of Jeremiah. Now I only bring that up to show... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 50:1-46

Jeremiah 50:1 . The word that the Lord spake against Babylon. Messiah in person spake to the prophet, as is stated in Jeremiah 48:1. But while he spake against Babylon, his lips dropped with grace and mercy upon Zion, the habitation of his holiness. Of the fall of Babylon, see on Isaiah 13:14. Isaiah 13:21., where the poetry is beautiful and sublime. Fragments however remain to be gleaned here. The city, according to the best accounts which can be collected from Herodotus, Xenophon,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 50:17-20

Jeremiah 50:17-20Israel is a scattered sheep.I. View God’s people, the spiritual Israel, as scattered sheep (Jeremiah 50:17).1. They were sheep going astray. Scattered over the world.2. Marked, noted, contemplated by the Divine eye, the Divine foreknowledge, the Divine purpose.3. Found in different regions of the earth, yet advancing to one heavenly home--the better country.II. View the people of the Most High, the spiritual Israel, as a forgiven people (Jeremiah 50:20).1. Divine forgiveness.2.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 50:34

Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts is His name.The kinsman RedeemerAmong the remarkable provisions of the Mosaic law there were some very peculiar ones affecting the next-of-kin. The nearest living blood-relation to a man had certain obligations and offices to discharge, under certain contingencies, in respect of which he received a special name; which is sometimes translated in the Old Testament “Redeemer” and sometimes “Avenger” of blood. What the etymological... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:11

Jer 50:11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; Ver. 11. Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, ] a scil., In a thing of naught, as Amo 6:13 and in the miseries of my people ye were madly merry; therefore shall ye be let bleed in the vena cava, hollow vein. Because ye are grown fat. ] Ye have laughed yourselves fat, you have fatted yourselves as in a day of slaughter or of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:12

Jer 50:12 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations [shall be] a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. Ver. 12. Your mother shall be sore confounded, ] i.e., Babylon, your mother city, or Babylonia, your country; or your monarchical greatness, which being in the last place laid waste after other nations, as Jer 25:25-26 was foretold shall with shame cry out, Heu tam cito me quae primas obtinebam, &c. How is it... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:13

Jer 50:13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. Ver. 13. It shall not be inhabited, but be wholly desolate. ] Babylon standeth not now in the same place as of old, nor is there hardly any ruins of the old city remaining, as travellers tell us. Pausanias saith that in his time there was nought to be seen of it but the walls only; and Jerome saith a that in... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:14

Jer 50:14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD. Ver. 14. For she hath sinned against the Lord. ] Yea, she is a sink of sins, the contagion of the world, the shop of Satan, the adversary of the saints, &c. So, and much more than so, is spiritual Babylon, Cito itidem casura, ei essetis viri (said Petrarch long since), that groaneth for a downfall. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:15

Jer 50:15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it [is] the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. Ver. 15. Shout against her round about. ] As they did once at Jericho; she shall come down assuredly. She hath given her hand, ] a i.e., She hath yielded, and cried quarter; add hereunto that two princes of Babylon, being displeased by Belshazzar, sent for Cyrus to take the... read more

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