Jeremiah 50:1

The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
word	הַדָּבָ֗ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
spake	דִּבֶּ֧ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
land	אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים kas.Dim	H3778	a Kasdite · proper noun, a place name
by	בְּיַ֖ד be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
prophet	הַנָּבִֽיא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Jeremiah 25:26-27 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and…
Isaiah 13:1-3 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Jeremiah 51:1-14 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a de…
2 Samuel 23:2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
Job 1:17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried…
Psalms 137:8-9 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
Isaiah 14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Isaiah 21:1-10 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:1-8

I. Here is a word spoken against Babylon by him whose works all agree with his word and none of whose words fall to the ground. The king of Babylon had been very kind of Jeremiah, and yet he must foretel the ruin of that kingdom; for God's prophets must not be governed by favour or affection. Whoever are our friends, if, notwithstanding, they are God's enemies, we dare not speak peace to them. 1. The destruction of Babylon is here spoken of as a thing done, Jer 50:2. let it be published to the nations as a piece of news, true news, and great news, and news they are all concerned in; let them hang out the flag, as is usual on days of triumph, to give notice of it; let all the world take notic…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 50:1

The word that the Lord spake against Babylon,.... Or "to", of "of Babylon" (c); the city of Babylon, the metropolis of the Chaldean empire; sometimes it signifies the whole country, here the city only, as appears by what follows: and against the land of the Chaldeans; whither the Jews were carried captive, for whose comfort this prophecy is delivered out; and which had subdued other nations, and was become an universal monarchy; these people are mentioned last, because the rest of the nations were to drink the cup of God's wrath at their hands, and then they were to drink it after them; see Jeremiah 25:9; this is to be understood not only of Babylon and its empire, literally taken, but of m…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 50:1

Jeremiah 50:1 1. The word that the LORD spake against Babylon, and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. 1. Sermo quem loquutus est Jehova super Babylone, super terra Chaldaeorum, in manu Jeremiae prophetae. Our Prophet has been hitherto speaking of neighboring nations who had cruelly harassed the chosen people; and it was some consolation when the children of Abraham understood that God undertook their cause and would be the avenger of those wrongs which they had suffered. But this of itself would have been no great consolation, yea, it might have been viewed as nothing by many, while there was no hope of restoration; for it would have been but a small consolation t…

Dictionary and topics

Seraiah — Soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14). (2.) The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chr. 4:35). (3.) One of David’s scribes or secretaries (2 Sam. 8:17). (4.) A Netophathite (Jer. 40:8), a…
Babylon · Was called: Land of Merathaim — Was called: Land of Merathaim
Prophecy · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 50:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:1-8

John Gill on Jeremiah 50:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 50:1

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 50:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:1-8

John Gill on Jeremiah 50:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 50:1

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 50:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 50:1–end