Jer 50:17 Israel [is] a scattered sheep; the lions have driven [him] away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. Ver. 17. First the king of Assyria hath devoured him. ] Many Assyrian kings successively, but especially Sennacherib. Hath broken his bones. ] Heb., Hath boned him hath left nothing of him but the bare bones. read more
Jer 50:18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria. Ver. 18. As I have punished the king of Assyria. ] And accordingly so he did; for as Sennacherib first lost his army, and then his life, and then soon after that monarchy was dissolved; so after that Belshazzar was slain, the empire was translated unto the Persians. read more
Jer 50:19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead. Ver. 19. And I will bring Israel again to his habitation. ] Or, To his fold, or his pastures. See Jeremiah 50:6 ; Jeremiah 50:17 . read more
Jer 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and [there shall be] none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. Ver. 20. The iniquity of Jacob shall be sought for, and there shall be none. ] Because to the justified no sin is imputed. Nihil oblivisci solet praeter iniurias. He forgetteth nothing but injuries only, said Cicero of Caesar, flatteringly, say we of God truly. This to have... read more
Jer 50:21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, [even] against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. Ver. 21. Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the inhabitants of Pekod. ] Two Babylonian provinces. Eze 23:23 Calvin rendereth it, The land of exasperators, and the inhabitation of visitation, i.e., that deserve to be punished. This is God’s commission to Cyrus. Utterly... read more
Jer 50:22 A sound of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction. Ver. 22. A sound of battle is in the land. ] Barrites militaris; this is, not the joyful, but the woeful sound; for war is a woe which no words, however wide, can sufficiently set forth. a a Sequitur executio. - Oecol. read more
Jer 50:23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! Ver. 23. How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder! ] Babylon was the maul or hammer of many nations, Nimrod began it, and his successors took after him. Charles Martel, King of France, was so called for like cause. Augustine also was worthily styled Haereticorum malleus, the hammer of heretics; and Mr Arthur Hildersam, Schismaticorum malleus, the maul of... read more
Jer 50:24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. Ver. 24. I have laid a snare for thee. ] Thou wild bull. Jer 50:27 Babylon was unexpectedly taken by a stratagem, while they were in the midst of their revels. And thou wast not aware. ] The palace was suddenly seized upon; but some parts of the city knew not that the enemy was entered till three days after; for it... read more
Jer 50:25 The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this [is] the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans. Ver. 25. The Lord hath opened his armoury. ] Heb., Treasury. Now God’s armoury is omne id sub coelo, usque ad diabolos; all things, both in heaven and under the cope of heaven, as far as the very devils, whereby he is able to subdue his enemies, and to bring them to nothing. Out of this treasury God took Darius and... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:16
Jer 50:16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. Ver. 16. Cut off the sower. ] Leave not so much as a husbandman alive, who yet are generally spared, as harmless and useful; they were left and let alone by the Chaldeans when they carried away the Jews. 2Ki 25:12 But here is enjoined a more severe execution. read more