Jeremiah 50:7

All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
found	מוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣ם motz.'ei.Hem	H4672	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
devoured	אֲכָל֔וּם 'a.kha.Lum	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
adversaries	וְצָרֵיהֶ֥ם ve.tza.rei.Hem	H6862	narrow · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
said	אָמְר֖וּ 'a.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
offend	נֶאְשָׁ֑ם ne'.Sham	H816	to be guilty · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common plural
sinned	חָטְא֤וּ cha.te.'U	H2398	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙ la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
habitation	נְוֵה ne.veh-	H5116	(adjectively) at home · noun, common masculine singular construct
justice	צֶ֔דֶק Tze.dek	H6664	the right (natural · noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hope	וּמִקְוֵ֥ה u.mik.Veh	H4723	something waited for · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
fathers	אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם 'a.vo.tei.Hem	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 2:3 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith t…
Jeremiah 14:8 O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that t…
Jeremiah 31:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I sh…
Jeremiah 40:2-3 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Zechariah 11:5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own s…
Jeremiah 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…
Psalms 22:4-5 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Psalms 79:7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

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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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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:7

devoured-- (Psa 79:7). "Found them" implies that they were exposed to the attacks of those whoever happened to meet them. adversaries said--for instance, Nebuzara-dan (Jer 40:2-3; compare Zac 11:5). The Gentiles acknowledged some supreme divinity. The Jews' guilt was so palpable that they were condemned even in the judgment of heathens. Some knowledge of God's peculiar relation to Judea reached its heathen invaders from the prophets (Jer 2:3; Dan 9:16); hence the strong language they use of Jehovah here, not as worshippers of Him themselves, but as believing Him to be the tutelary God of Judah ("the hope of their fathers," Psa 22:4; they do not say our hope), as each country was thought to…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 50:7

All that found them have devoured them,.... As lost and wandering sheep are liable to be found, and to be devoured, by every beast of prey, lions, wolves, and bears; so the Jews were found by their neighbours, their enemies, and especially by the Chaldeans, having forsaken God, and being forsaken by him; and which is their case now, and are often found and seized upon by their enemies, and made a prey of under one pretence or another: and their adversaries said, we offend not; we are not guilty of any evil, in taking away their lives, or stripping them of their substance: because they have sinned against the Lord; and therefore are justly punished in this way; and it is no other than what…

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…
Justice Of God, The · Not to be sinned against — Not to be sinned against
Persecution · OF THE RIGHTEOUS — OF THE RIGHTEOUS

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 50:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:7

John Gill on Jeremiah 50:7

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 50:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 50:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:7

John Gill on Jeremiah 50:7

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 50:7

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 50:2-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 50:7

Rashi on Jeremiah 50:7