George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Jeremiah 50:34
Name. He gives victory to Cyrus. Thus the Lord directs all for the sake of his elect, and laughs at the vain projects of men. (Calmet)
Name. He gives victory to Cyrus. Thus the Lord directs all for the sake of his elect, and laughs at the vain projects of men. (Calmet)
Verse Jeremiah 50:34. _THEIR REDEEMER_ IS _STRONG_] And it was not that he _wanted power_, and that Nebuchadnezzar had _much_, that Jerusalem was taken; but because the people had _sinned_, and would...
REDEEMER - i. e., גאל _gā'al_. Yahweh is Israel’s next relative, bound by law to avenge him, as well as to ransom him from captivity. It was the Go’el’s duty also to plead his kinsman’s cause. How th...
CHAPTER S 50-51 BABYLON These two final Chapter s contain a great prophecy concerning Babylon, her overthrow and doom. The fifty-first chapter closes with the statement “thus far are the words of Jere...
JEREMIAH 50:1 TO JEREMIAH 51:58. BABYLON. This long and monotonous prophecy, which is without order or logical development of ideas, is largely a compilation from the prophetic writings of Jeremiah an...
REDEEMER. Kinsman-Redeemer. Hebrew. _ga'al._ See notes on Isaiah 60:16, and Exodus 6:6. STRONG. strong (to hold fast). Hebrew. _hazak._ Not the same word as in Jeremiah 50:44....
_redeemer_ The Heb. is _Goel_, the title of the near kinsman, to whom according to Jewish law belonged the duty of revenging a murder, as well as that of advocate and general protector. In like manner...
THAT HE MAY GIVE REST, &C.— Houbigant renders it, _Rest to their land;_ that is to say, to the Jews....
D. Babylon's Recompense and Israel's Redemption Jeremiah 50:29-34 TRANSLATION (29) Summon against Babylon archers, all who handle the bow! Encamp against her round about! Let no one escape! Repay her...
Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. THEIR REDEEMER IS STRONG...
REDEEMER] Heb. _Goel,_ the near kinsman, to whom belonged the duty of avenging a murder. So the Lord is about to avenge His people....
THE FALL OF BABYLON AND THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL The prophecy concerning Babylon is ascribed to Jeremiah in Jeremiah 51:59. This, however, need not mean more than that it represents the tone of Jerem...
THEIR REDEEMER IS STRONG. — The word for “Redeemer” (_Goël_) includes, as elsewhere (Numbers 35:12; Ruth 4:1; Ruth 4:8; Job 19:25), the thought of “the next of kin,” wi
גֹּאֲלָ֣ם ׀ חָזָ֗ק יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ שְׁמֹ֔ו רִ֥יב...
CHAPTER XXV BABYLON Jeremiah 50:1, Jeremiah 51:1 "Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces."- Jeremiah 50:2 THESE Chapter s present phenomena analogous to those of...
The last of the prophecies concerning the nations has to do with Babylon. Throughout the whole of Jeremiah's prophetic utterances, she has been seen as the instrument of God's judgment. Finally, on ac...
Their Redeemer [is] strong; the LORD of hosts [is] his name: he shall thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, (z) and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. (z) He shows that w...
And doth not those sweet consolations belong to God's people at all times, and under all exercises. God's Israel, and Judah, are oppressed together. Every hand is against the household of faith. Men m...
But he immediately after removes this ground of despair, and says, _Their redeemer is strong _He then sets this _strong, _ חזק, _chesek, _in opposition to the verb used before, _“prevailed” _or ruled,...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51. Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies against t...
THEIR REDEEMER [IS] STRONG, THE LORD OF HOSTS [IS] HIS NAME,.... And seeing his name is the Lord of hosts or armies, and has all the armies of heaven and earth at his command; and especially since he...
Their Redeemer [is] strong; the LORD of hosts [is] his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. Ver. 34. _Their Redeemer...
_Israel and Judah were oppressed together_ Not _together_ with respect to times, for there was a distance of one hundred and fifty years between the time of Israel's and Judah's being carried away cap...
THE ENEMIES OF BABYLON SUMMONED TO THE ATTACK...
Their Redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts is His name, the Commander of all the heavenly armies; HE SHALL THROUGHLY PLEAD THEIR CAUSE, taking their part with all needed energy, THAT HE MAY GIVE REST...
33-46 It is Israel's comfort in distress, that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the dominion of sin and corruption, and of their own...
THEIR REDEEMER IS STRONG; THE LORD OF HOSTS IS HIS NAME; the Lord, whose name is the Lord of hosts, is he that is their avenger (for so the word signifies); and he is as strong as any of those that ho...
Jeremiah 50:34 Redeemer H1350 (H8802) strong H2389 LORD H3068 hosts H6635 name H8034 thoroughly H7378 (H8800) p
YHWH WILL ACT ON BEHALF OF HIS PEOPLE (JEREMIAH 50:33). One reason why it was necessary to bring judgment on Babylon was because otherwise God's people would not be released. While they had a certain...
YHWH'S JUDGMENT ON BABYLON AND HIS PROMISES CONCERNING THE RESTORATION OF THE REMNANT OF HIS PEOPLE (JEREMIAH 50:1 TO JEREMIAH 51:64). The series of prophecies against the nations had commenced with t...
REDEEMER Hebrew, "goel," Redemption (Kinsman type). (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _...
Jeremiah 50:34 Among the remarkable provisions of the Mosaic law there were some very peculiar ones affecting the next-of-kin. The nearest living blood-relation to a man had certain obligations and of...
CONTENTS: Prophecies against Babylon and Chaldea. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, King of Assyria, Nebuchadrezzar. CONCLUSION: The pride of men's hearts sets God against them and ripens them in due time f...
Jeremiah 50:1. _The word that the Lord spake against Babylon._ Messiah in person spake to the prophet, as is stated in Jeremiah 48:1. But while he spake against Babylon, his lips dropped with grace an...
_Their Redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts is His name._ THE KINSMAN REDEEMER Among the remarkable provisions of the Mosaic law there were some very peculiar ones affecting the next-of-kin. The nea...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 50:34 REDEEMER. A kinsman who avenged, protected, secured release, and retained property for a relative (Leviticus 25:23,...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—This and the following chapter constitute one prophecy against Babylon; and the date of its authorship is given in chap. Jeremiah 51:59: “t...
Jeremiah 50:1. AND 51. ON BABYLON. EXPOSITION We have now reached a point at which some reference is necessary to the centre versies of the so called "higher criticism." An attempt must be made to pu...
Shall we turn now to Jeremiah chapter 50. Chapter 50 begins with the words, The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet (Jeremiah 50:1)....
2 Thessalonians 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Exodus 6:6; Isaiah 14:3;...
Plead — He will actually and readily effect it....