Focused Passage

Jeremiah 50:17-20

Babylon Judged: The Fall of the Hammer and the Return of the LORD’s Flock

The chapter moves from Babylon’s announced capture and the shame of its gods, to the return of Israel and Judah, to the exposure of Israel as scattered sheep, to Babylon’s punishment as the last devourer, to the LORD’s attack on Babylon’s pride, idols, and warriors, and finally to the collapse of Babylon as a world-shaking judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

18Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.

19I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

20In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

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Verse 17

Cross-references

Isaiah 49:25Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:22Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:34Classic cross-references Zechariah 2:8Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:64Classic cross-references

Original words

Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularis a scatteredפְזוּרָ֛הH6340Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularflockשֶׂ֧הH7716Noun - masculine singularchased awayהִדִּ֑יחוּH5080Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralby lionsאֲרָי֣וֹתH738Noun - masculine pluralThe firstהָרִאשׁ֤וֹןH7223Article | Adjective - masculine singularto devour himאֲכָלוֹ֙H398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularwas the kingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרH804Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְזֶ֤הH2088Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singularthe lastהָאַחֲרוֹן֙H314Article | Adjective - masculine singularto crush his bonesעִצְּמ֔וֹH6105Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularwas Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רH5019Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֥לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃סH894Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Isaiah 10:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:7Classic cross-references Nahum 1:1Classic cross-references Nahum 3:18Classic cross-references

Original words

Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןH3651Adverbthis is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙H6635Noun - common pluralthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .הִנְנִ֥יH2005Interjection | first person common singularsaysאָמַ֞רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularI will punishפֹקֵ֛דH6485Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe kingמֶ֥לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Babylonבָּבֶ֖לH894Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand his landאַרְצ֑וֹH776Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeI punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיH6485Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe kingמֶ֥לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃H804Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Ezekiel 37:21Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:27Classic cross-references Amos 9:14Classic cross-references Ezekiel 34:13Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:3Classic cross-references

Original words

I will returnוְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֤יH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis pastureנָוֵ֔הוּH5116Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand he will grazeוְרָעָ֥הH7462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularon Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֖לH3760Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Bashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןH1316Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularhis soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill be satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֥עH7646Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularon the hillsוּבְהַ֥רH2022Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularand Gileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דH1568Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:25Classic cross-references Micah 7:18Classic cross-references Micah 7:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 33:24Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:34Classic cross-references

Original words

In thoseהָהֵם֩H1992Article | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraldaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland at thatהַהִ֜יאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singulartimeוּבָעֵ֨תH6256Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulara search will be madeיְבֻקַּ֞שׁH1245Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerfor Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularguiltעֲוֺ֤ןH5771Noun - common singular constructbut there will be noneוְאֵינֶ֔נּוּH369Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand for Judah’sיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularsinsחַטֹּ֥אתH2403Noun - feminine plural constructbut they will notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlebe foundתִמָּצֶ֑אינָהH4672Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralforכִּ֥יH3588ConjunctionI will forgiveאֶסְלַ֖חH5545Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularvvvלַאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-l | Pronoun - relativethe remnant I preserveאַשְׁאִֽיר׃H7604Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular

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