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Jeremiah 50:7

50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in
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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All who found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, ‘We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Yahweh, the habitation of righteousness, even Yahweh, the hope of their fathers.’

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.

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.

50:8 Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.

What does Jeremiah 50:7 mean?

Jeremiah 50:7 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָצָא (mâtsâʼ), אָכַל (ʼâkal), צַר (tsar). It connects to 16 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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All
that
foundמָצָאmâtsâʼ/maw-tsaw'/H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
them
have
devouredאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
them:
and
their
adversariesצַרtsar/tsar/H6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
We
offendאָשַׁםʼâsham/aw-sham'/H816to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
not,
because
they
have
sinnedחָטָאchâṭâʼ/khaw-taw'/H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
against
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
the
habitationנָוֶהnâveh/naw-veh'/H5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)
of
justice,צֶדֶקtsedeq/tseh'-dek/H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
even
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
the
hopeמִקְוֶהmiqveh/mik-veh'/H4723something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
of
their
fathers.אָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

Commentary on Jeremiah 50:7

HENRY_FULL · Jeremiah 50:7
e the history of that was very fitly subjoined, so the latter part of this book speaks much of the Jews' captivity in Babylon and their deliverance out of that, to which therefore the first prediction of it, with the occasion thereof, is very fitly prefixed. We have here, I. The pride and folly of Hezekiah, in showing his treasures to the king of Babylon's ambassadors that were sent to congratulate him on his recovery, ver. 1, 2 . II. Isaiah's examination of him concerning it, in God's name, and his confession of it, ver. 3, 4 . III. The sentence passed upon him for it, that all his treasures should, in process of time, be carried to Babylon, ver. 5-7 . IV. Hezekiah's penitent and patient submission to this sentence, ver. 8 . Hezekiah's Vanity. ( b. c. 712.) 1 At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armou

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 10:2

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

1 Kings 10:10

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:15

Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. governors: or, captains

1 Kings 10:25

And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

2 Kings 20:13

And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. precious things: or, spicery armour: or, jewels: Heb. vessels

2 Chronicles 9:1

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

2 Chronicles 9:9

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

2 Chronicles 32:25

But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:27

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; pleasant: Heb. instruments of desire

2 Chronicles 32:31

Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. ambassadors: Heb. interpreters

Job 31:25

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; gotten: Heb. found much

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. with: Heb. above all keeping

Ecclesiastes 7:20

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

2 Corinthians 12:7

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

1 John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 50:7.

Leviticus 14:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 14:33

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Leviticus 15:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,

Leviticus 16:2

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Leviticus 17:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 17:2

Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,

Leviticus 18:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 18:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

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What does Jeremiah 50:7 say?

Jeremiah 50:7 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Jeremiah 50:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Jeremiah 50:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.

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