Jeremiah 50:45

Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hear	שִׁמְע֣וּ shim.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
counsel	עֲצַת 'a.tzat-	H6098	advice · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
taken	יָעַץ֙ ya.'Atz	H3289	to advise · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
purposes	וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו u.Mach.she.vo.Tav	H4284	a contrivance · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
purposed	חָשַׁ֖ב cha.Shav	H2803	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
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
least	צְעִירֵ֣י tze.'i.Rei	H6810	little · adjective, masculine plural construct
flock	הַצֹּ֔אן ha.Tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
out	יִסְחָבוּם֙ yis.cha.Vum	H5498	to trail along · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
habitation	נָוֶֽה na.Veh	H5116	(adjectively) at home · noun, common masculine singular absolute
desolate	יַשִּׁ֛ים ya.Shim	H8074	to stun (or intransitively · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 49:20 Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of…
Jeremiah 51:10-11 The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.
Psalms 33:10-11 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
Isaiah 14:24-27 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Isaiah 46:10-11 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do…
Jeremiah 37:10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should…
Acts 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:33–end

We have in these verses, I. Israel's sufferings, and their deliverance out of those sufferings. God takes notice of the bondage of his people in Babylon, as he did of their bondage in Egypt; he has surely seen it, and has heard their cry. Israel and Judah were oppressed together, Jer 50:33. Those that remained of the captives of the ten tribes, upon the uniting of the kingdoms of Assyria and Chaldea, seem to have come and mingled with t hose of the two tribes, and to have mingled tears with them, so that they were oppressed together. They were humble suppliants for their liberty, and that was all; they could not attempt any thing towards it, for all that took them captives held them fast, an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:44

Repeated mainly from Jer 49:19-21. The identity of God's principle in His dealing with Edom, and in that with Babylon, is implied by the similarity of language as to both.

John Gill on Jeremiah 50:45

Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord that he hath taken against Babylon,.... The same is said in Jeremiah 49:20; only, instead of Edom, Babylon is here put, and in the next clause: and his purposes that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans; instead of the inhabitants of Teman, the land of the Chaldeans: surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; the weakest and most feeble in the army of Cyrus should be more than a match for any in Babylon, and should draw them out, and devour them, as dogs and wolves the sheep out of the flock: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them; See Gill on Jeremiah 49:20.

John Calvin on Jeremiah 50:45

Jeremiah 50:45 45. Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them. 45. Propterea audite consilium Jehovae quod consultavit contra Babylonem, et cogitationes quas cogitavit contra terram Chaldaeorum; Si non traxerint eos parvuli gregis; si non perdiderint super eos habitaculum. The Prophet confirms his previous doctrine, and uses an oath, for he had already spoken sufficiently at large of the destruction of Babylon, and his words might seem otherwise superfluous, because the sub…

Dictionary and topics

Counsels And Purposes Of God, The · Attend to — Attend to

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Jeremiah 50:45

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:33–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:44

John Gill on Jeremiah 50:45

John Calvin on Jeremiah 50:45

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 50:45

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:33–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:44

John Gill on Jeremiah 50:45

John Calvin on Jeremiah 50:45

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 50:41–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 50:44-46

Rashi on Jeremiah 50:45