Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 50:7
7Whoever found them devoured them. Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty; instead, they have sinned against the Lord, their righteous grazing land, the hope of their ancestors, the Lord.”
Jeremiah 50:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture, the Lord, the hope of their ancestors.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)All who found them have devoured them, and their enemies have said, 'We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the Lord, their habitation of righteousness, the Lord, the hope of their fathers.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)All who found them have devoured them; And their adversaries said, ‘We have not offended, Because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, The Lord, the hope of their fathers.’
Context of Jeremiah 50:7
5They will ask about Zion, turning their faces to this road. They will come and join themselves to the Lord in a permanent covenant that will never be forgotten. 6My people were lost sheep; their shepherds led them astray, guiding them the wrong way in the mountains. They wandered from mountain to hill; they forgot their resting place. Whoever found them devoured them. Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty; instead, they have sinned against the Lord, their righteous grazing land, the hope of their ancestors, the Lord.” 8Escape from Babylon; depart from the Chaldeans’ land. Be like the rams that lead the flock. 9For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country. They will line up in battle formation against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows will be like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.
Read all of Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 50:7 word by word
כָּל־מוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣ם אֲכָל֔וּם וְצָרֵיהֶ֥ם אָמְר֖וּ לֹ֣א נֶאְשָׁ֑ם תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטְא֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ נְוֵה־צֶ֔דֶק וּמִקְוֵ֥ה אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- All that foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- them have devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- them: and their adversariesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- We offendאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
- not, because they have sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- the habitationנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
- of justiceצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
- the hopeמִקְוֶהmiqveh miqvêh miqvê' · hopeH4723
- of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:7
- Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a stray lamb, chased by lions. The first who devoured him was the king of Assyria; the last who crushed his bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 12:7I have abandoned my house; I have deserted my inheritance. I have handed the love of my life over to her enemies.
- Psalms 79:7for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.
- Isaiah 9:12Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have consumed Israel with open mouths. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
- Isaiah 56:9All you animals of the field and forest, come and eat!
- Jeremiah 2:3Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest. All who ate of it found themselves guilty; disaster came on them.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Jeremiah 40:2The captain of the guards took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster on this place,
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people; I profaned my possession, and I handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
- Daniel 9:6We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, ancestors, and all the people of the land.
- Zechariah 1:15I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made the destruction worse.
- Zechariah 11:5Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord because I have become rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion for them.
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore their fortunes, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the Lord bless you, righteous settlement, holy mountain.’
- Psalms 90:1Lord, you have been our refuge in every generation.
- Psalms 91:1The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Jeremiah 14:8Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of distress, why are you like a resident alien in the land, like a traveler stopping only for the night?
- Psalms 22:4Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted, and you rescued them.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Their adversaries said, We offend not - God has abandoned them; we are only fulfilling his designs in plaguing them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Offend not - i. e., “are not guilty.” Israel having left the fold, has no owner, and may therefore be maltreated with impunity. Habitation of justice - In Jeremiah 31:23 applied to Jerusalem: here, Yahweh alone is the true pasturage, in whom His people will find safety, rest, and plenty.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7This verse continues the metaphor of lost sheep (Jeremiah 50:6), linking Israel's vulnerability to attack with their turning away from the Lord. Their enemies justified mistreating Israel by claiming the Israelites had sinned against the Lord. These enemies knew that the Israelites' true place of rest and hope was with the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. 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 (Jr 40:2, 3; compare Zec 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 (Jr 2:3; Da 9:16)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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