Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 50:28
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
28. them that flee ] the liberated Jews.
the vengeance of his temple ] the requital for having burned it in their final capture of Jerusalem. Cp. Jer 51:11.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The voice of them … – i. e., There is a sound of fugitives escaping from Babylonia. The Jews saw in the fall of Babylon Yahwehs vengeance for His temple.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 28. Declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord] Zion was desolated by Babylon; tell Zion that God hath desolated the desolator.
The vengeance of his temple.] Which Nebuchadnezzar had pillaged, profaned, and demolished, transporting its sacred vessels to Babylon, and putting them in the temple of his god Bel.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The prophet here brings in the poor Jews that had been captives in Babylon going back upon Cyruss proclamation of liberty towards Zion, there joyfully to declare the revenge which their God had taken for them, and for his holy
temple, which the Chaldeans had burnt and destroyed.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
28. declare in Zion . . .templeSome Jews “fleeing” from Babylon at its fallshall tell in Judea how God avenged the cause of Zion and her templethat had been profaned (Jer 52:13;Dan 1:2; Dan 5:2).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The voice of them that flee and escape out the land of Babylon,…. The Jews that were captives in Babylon, upon the taking of it, took that opportunity to flee out Of it, and make their escape to their own land, which some of them might do before the proclamation of Cyrus; whose voice declaring to their brethren in Judea what God had done to Babylon, and rejoicing at it, was as if it was heard by the prophet in vision, or under a spirit of prophecy; this also is true of them who will be called out of mystical Babylon, and escape from thence, just before its destruction, Re 18:4;
to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of his temple; the vengeance which God took on the Chaldeans for their ill usage of his people, and for plundering and burning his temple; this the Jews, when they came to their own land, declared to their brethren there with joy and pleasure; and a like joy will be expressed when God shall avenge his people on antichrist, for his blasphemy against him, his name, his tabernacle, and them that dwell in it,
Re 13:6.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
VS. 28-40: BABYLON’S FALL AND DESOLATION
1. Because she has proudly defied the Holy One of Israel, Babylon will stumble and fall – to rise no more, (vs. 28-32).
a. Her enemies are commanded to encircle her so that none may escape, (vs. 29a).
b. They are to recompense her according to her own ways, (vs. 29b).
c. Because the Lord God of hosts is against Babylon, her young men will fall in her streets -her men of war will be forever silenced, (vs. 30-31 a).
d. The fire of His vengeance will bring perpetual desolation upon her cities, (vs. 32).
2. By way of contrast, the Redeemer of Israel will show Himself strong in her behalf – restoring her fortunes, and giving her peaceful rest, while the inhabitants of Babylon are disquieted, (vs. 33-34).
3. An irresistible sword is set against Babylon, her princes and wise men, her boastful prophets and diviners, her warriors, her horses and chariots, her foreign mercenaries and her treasures; before that sword terror grips the hearts of all! (vs. 35-37).
4. A drought being upon her waters, the sources of her refreshment and replenishment are dried up, (vs. 38a); and it should be remembered that Cyrus re-channeled the waters of the Euphrates -marching into Babylon on the dried-up river bed, (Jer 51:32).
5. Having become self-demented, through is abandonment to idolatry, Babylon is to become a perpetual desolation – its overthrow likened to that of Sodom and Gomorrah; men will not again dwell there, (vs. 39-40).
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
The Prophet again shows, that God in punishing Babylon, would give a sure proof of his favor towards his Church. For this prophecy would have been uninteresting to the faithful, did they not know that God would be an enemy to that great monarchy, because he had undertaken the care of their safety. Then the Prophet often calls the attention of the faithful to this fact, that God’s vengeance on the Babylonians would be to them a sure proof of God’s favor, through which he had once embraced them, and which he would continue to show to them to the end.
This, then, was the design of the Prophet, when he said, The voice officers and of those who escape from the land of Babylon, etc.; as though he had said, “Babylon is on many accounts worthy of destruction, but God in destroying it will have a regard to his own people, and will effectually show that he is the Father of the people whom he has adopted.” Jeremiah afterwards exhorts the faithful to show their gratitude. There are here, then, two things; the first is, that when God destroyed Babylon, the people would hence with certainty perceive how dear they were to God; and secondly, from this truth flows an exhortation, that the faithful were not to be mute at such a singular benefit of God, but were to proclaim their deliverance. Hence he says, The voice of fleers and of those who escape from the land of Babylon, to announce in Sion, etc. By saying in Sion, he shows for what end God intended to gather his people, even that he might again be worshipped as formerly-in his own Temple.
He adds, to announce in Sion the vengeance of our God The vengeance of God is to be taken here in an active sense, signifying the vengeance which God would execute. The vengeance of the Temple, which immediately follows, is to be taken passively, as meaning the vengeance by which God would avenge the indignity offered to the Temple. God then takes vengeance, and God’s Temple is defended from contempt and reproach.
We now then see the meaning of this passage. The Prophet first teaches us, that God would have a regard to his people in so rigidly punishing Babylon; and secondly, he adds an exhortation, lest the faithful should be unthankful to God, but acknowledge that God, for the sake of their deliverance had undertaken war against that monarchy; and lastly, he shows the end, even that the people who had been scattered, as it is said in Psa 147:2,
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God is he who gathers the dispersed of Israel,”
might again be collected together. As, then, the Jews were as a mutilated body among the Chaldeans, the Prophet shows that that monarchy would be dispersed, in order that the faithful might again be gathered, and that all might worship God together in the Temple, or on mount Sion. It follows, —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(28) The voice of them that flee . . .The abruptness of the opening words, as if the prophet heard the cry of the escaping exiles, would be perhaps best represented by Hark, the voice . . . The words that follow define the cry as coming chiefly from the captive Jews, who see in the destruction of Babylon the vengeance of Jehovah for the destruction of His Temple.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
28. From Babylon the scene changes to Jerusalem, where we hear the voice of the fugitives who bring to Zion the tidings of God’s fearful judgments on Babylon.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Jer 50:28. The voice of them that flee, &c. Some of those who were more than ordinarily zealous for the welfare of God’s church and people, were ready, upon the first news of the taking of Babylon, to bring the glad tidings to Judaea, that God had avenged his people, and executed his judgments on those who destroyed his temple. Compare ch. Jer 51:51 and Dan 5:1-2; Dan 5:30.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Jer 50:28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Ver. 28. The vengeance of his temple. ] Spoiled and burnt by the Chaldeans, those wasters, as their name also signifieth. Woe, then, to such as destroy God’s living temples!
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Jer 50:28
28There 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.
Jer 50:28 Notice how YHWH and His temple are identified together. As His name stands for Him, so too, the place He caused His name to dwell (repeated phrase in Deuteronomy).
The UBS Handbook asserts that this verse is a parenthesis (TEV, NET Bible) referring to the returning Jewish exiles sharing how YHWH judged Babylon (p. 946).
Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
vengeance = avenging. Son 51:11. Compare Dan 5:3.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
voice: Jer 51:50, Jer 51:51, Isa 48:20
to declare: Jer 50:15, Jer 51:10, Jer 51:11, Psa 149:6-9, Dan 5:3-5, Dan 5:23, Zec 12:2, Zec 12:3
vengeance of his: Lam 1:10, Lam 2:6, Lam 2:7
Reciprocal: Num 31:3 – avenge the Lord Psa 64:9 – fear Psa 94:1 – General Psa 145:6 – And men Isa 30:19 – dwell Isa 45:20 – escaped Isa 47:3 – I will take Jer 30:16 – General Jer 51:6 – Flee Jer 51:24 – General Jer 51:56 – the Lord Joe 3:5 – ye Hab 2:8 – the violence Hab 2:17 – of the city Zec 9:12 – Turn
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 50:28. This verse is st.ill a part of the bracket concerning Babylon, but is a slight diversion to note the escape of Israel from the doomed city. With Inspired ears the prophet could hear his people announcing their re-lease according to God.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
50:28 The voice of them that {y} flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
(y) Of the Jews who would be delivered by Cyrus.