Jeremiah 50
Judgment on
Babylon I
I. First
Cycle vs. 1-10
A.
Babylon's Destruction vs. 1-3
“The word
which the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans,
through Jeremiah the prophet: [2] “Declare and proclaim among
the nations. Proclaim it and lift up a standard. Do not conceal it
but say, ‘Babylon has been captured, Bel has been put to shame,
Marduk has been shattered; Her images have been put to shame, her
idols have been shattered.’ [3] “For a nation has come up
against her out of the north; it will make her land an object of
horror, and there will be no inhabitant in it. Both man and beast
have wandered off, they have gone away!”
B.
Israel's Salvation vs. 4-10
“[4]
“In those days and at that time,” declares the LORD, “the sons
of Israel will come, both they and the sons of Judah as well; they
will go along weeping as they go, and it will be the LORD their God
they will seek. [5] “They will ask for the way to Zion,
turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may
join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not
be forgotten.
[6] “My
people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have made them turn aside on the mountains; They have gone along
from mountain to hill And have forgotten their resting place.
[7] “All who came upon them have devoured them; And their
adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty, Inasmuch as they have
sinned against the LORD who is the habitation of righteousness, Even
the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’
[8] “Wander
away from the midst of Babylon and go forth from the land of the
Chaldeans; Be also like male goats at the head of the flock. [9] “For
behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against Babylon a horde of
great nations from the land of the north, and they will draw up their
battle lines against her; From there she will be taken captive. Their
arrows will be like an expert warrior who does not return
empty-handed. [10] “Chaldea will become plunder; all who
plunder her will have enough,” declares the LORD.”
II. Second
Cycle vs. 11-20
A.
Babylon's Desolation vs. 11-16
“[11] “Because
you are glad, because you are jubilant, O you who pillage My
heritage, Because you skip about like a threshing heifer and neigh
like stallions, [12] Your mother will be greatly ashamed, she
who gave you birth will be humiliated. Behold, she will be the least
of the nations, a wilderness, a parched land and a desert.
[13] “Because of the indignation of the LORD she will not be
inhabited, but she will be completely desolate; everyone who passes
by Babylon will be horrified and will hiss because of all her wounds.
[14] “Draw
up your battle lines against Babylon on every side, all you who bend
the bow; Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows, For she
has sinned against the LORD. [15] “Raise your battle cry
against her on every side! She has given herself up, her pillars have
fallen, Her walls have been torn down. For this is the vengeance of
the LORD: Take vengeance on her; As she has done to others, so do to
her. [16] “Cut off the sower from Babylon and the one who
wields the sickle at the time of harvest; from before the sword of
the oppressor They will each turn back to his own people and they
will each flee to his own land.”
B.
Israel's Restoration vs. 17-20
“[17]
“Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have driven them away. The
first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one
who has broken his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
[18] “Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel: ‘Behold, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his
land, just as I punished the king of Assyria. [19] ‘And I will
bring Israel back to his pasture and he will graze on Carmel and
Bashan, and his desire will be satisfied in the hill country of
Ephraim and Gilead. [20] ‘In those days and at that time,’
declares the LORD, ‘search will be made for the iniquity of Israel,
but there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not
be found; for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’”
III. Third
Cycle vs. 21-28
A. Babylon's
Removal vs. 21-27
“[21] “Against
the land of Merathaim, go up against it, and against the inhabitants
of Pekod. Slay and utterly destroy them,” declares the LORD, “And
do according to all that I have commanded you. [22] “The noise
of battle is in the land, and great destruction. [23] “How the
hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon
has become an object of horror among the nations! [24] “I set
a snare for you and you were also caught, O Babylon, while you
yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized because
you have engaged in conflict with the LORD.” [25] The LORD has
opened His armory and has brought forth the weapons of His
indignation, for it is a work of the Lord GOD of hosts In the land of
the Chaldeans. [26] Come to her from the farthest border; Open
up her barns, Pile her up like heaps and utterly destroy her, Let
nothing be left to her. [27] Put all her young bulls to the
sword; Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe be upon them, for their
day has come, The time of their punishment.”
B. Israel's
Return v. 28
“[28] There
is a sound of fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, To
declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, Vengeance for His
temple.”
IV. Fourth
Cycle vs. 29-34
A. Babylon's
Repayment vs. 29-32
“[29] “Summon
many against Babylon, All those who bend the bow: Encamp against her
on every side, Let there be no escape. Repay her according to her
work; According to all that she has done, so do to her; For she has
become arrogant against the LORD, Against the Holy One of Israel.
[30] “Therefore her young men will fall in her streets, And
all her men of war will be silenced in that day,” declares the
LORD. [31] “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,”
Declares the Lord GOD of hosts, “For your day has come, The time
when I will punish you. [32] “The arrogant one will stumble
and fall with no one to raise him up; and I will set fire to his
cities and it will devour all his environs.””
B. Israel's
Redemption vs. 33-34
“[33] Thus
says the LORD of hosts, “The sons of Israel are oppressed, And the
sons of Judah as well; And all who took them captive have held them
fast, They have refused to let them go. [34] “Their Redeemer is
strong, the LORD of hosts is His name; He will vigorously plead their
case So that He may bring rest to the earth, But turmoil to the
inhabitants of Babylon.”
V. The
Lord's Judgment on Babylon vs. 35-46
A. The Sword
of the Lord vs. 35-40
“[35] “A
sword against the Chaldeans,” declares the LORD, “And against the
inhabitants of Babylon And against her officials and her wise men!
[36] “A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become
fools! A sword against her mighty men, and they will be shattered!
[37] “A sword against their horses and against their chariots
And against all the foreigners who are in the midst of her, And they
will become women! A sword against her treasures, and they will be
plundered! [38] “A drought on her waters, and they will be
dried up! For it is a land of idols, And they are mad over fearsome
idols. [39] “Therefore the desert creatures will live there
along with the jackals; The ostriches also will live in it, And it
will never again be inhabited Or dwelt in from generation to
generation. [40] “As when God overthrew Sodom And Gomorrah
with its neighbors,” declares the LORD, “No man will live there,
Nor will any son of man reside in it.”
B. The Agent
of the Lord vs. 41-44
“[41] “Behold,
a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings
Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth. [42] “They
seize their bow and javelin; They are cruel and have no mercy. Their
voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, marshalled like a
man for the battle against you, O daughter of Babylon. [43] “The
king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang
limp; Distress has gripped him, agony like a woman in childbirth.
[44] “Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thicket
of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I
will make them run away from it, and whoever is chosen I will appoint
over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And
who then is the shepherd who can stand before Me?””
Daniel 5
Daniel 5
C. The Will of the Lord vs. 45-46
“[45] Therefore
hear the plan of the LORD which He has planned against Babylon, and
His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans:
surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock;
surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them. [46] At
the shout, “Babylon has been seized!” the earth is shaken, and an
outcry is heard among the nations.””
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