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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:20

Perfect forgiveness. I. IN WHAT IT CONSISTS . When God forgives a man he pardons him completely, as Christ thoroughly cured all the sick persons whom he healed in any way. There is no middle course here. Either the forgiveness is total or it is not accorded at all. 1 . This is more than the remission of penalties. Some consequences of sin must still remain, though these are no longer indications of God's anger, but converted into merciful chastisements. But the essence of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:20

Divine forgiveness an absolute oblivion. The attribute of completeness characterizes God's work of destruction ( Jeremiah 50:14-16 ); equally does it pertain to his work of salvation ( Jeremiah 50:19 , Jeremiah 50:20 ). In both is manifested his righteousness in its elements of wrath and mercy. His forgiveness acts in perfect harmony with his severity. I. HOW IT MANIFESTS ITSELF . 1 . Retrospectively. Sins that are past are to be blotted out. A complete severance... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:20

A vain quest. I. IN CONTRAST WITH PREVIOUS QUESTS OF THE SAME KIND . Then hardly anything but iniquity and sin were to be found. The few righteous and godly men only called attention more emphatically to the general wickedness. God is ever seeking in the earth for all that is true and good, and whatever there be of it he is sure to find. He misses nothing, searching into every man according to the fundamental thoughts of his heart. In former days sin and iniquity had been... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:20

Those days - The days of the Messiah.Reserve - Or, permit to remain: hence, the remnant, a word pregnant with meaning in the language of the prophets. See Isaiah 8:18 note (2). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 50:19-20

Jeremiah 50:19-20. I will bring Israel again to his habitation I will take care of Israel as a shepherd does of his flock, and bring them back to their ancient habitations, and to their former peace and plenty. By Israel here is meant the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, the Levites and some Israelites who joined with them, after the carrying away of the ten tribes. “As several parts of this prophecy,” says Lowth, “relate to that mystical Babylon whose destruction is foretold Revelation... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-46

A message concerning Babylon (50:1-46)Finally, Jeremiah sees that the nation that God used to punish Judah will itself be punished. Bel, or Merodach (Marduk), the chief god of Babylon, will be powerless to save Babylon when the attack comes (50:1-3).Since the Judeans will by this time have humbly repented before God, the downfall of Babylon will give them the opportunity to return to the land where their ancestors once lived (4-5). (When Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon in 539 BC, he promptly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 50:20

Jeremiah 50:20. In those days, &c.— That is, "I will be perfectly reconciled to them, as if they had never offended." The Hebrew expresses the utter ceasing of any thing by seeking and not finding. Compare Psalms 10:15; Psalms 37:36. Isaiah 41:12. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:20

20. The specification of "Israel," as well as Judah, shows the reference is to times yet to come. iniquity . . . none—not merely idolatry, which ceased among the Jews ever since the Babylonian captivity, but chiefly their rejection of Messiah. As in a cancelled debt, it shall be as if it had never been; God, for Christ's sake, shall treat them as innocent ( :-). Without cleansing away of sin, remission of punishment would be neither to the honor of God nor to the highest interests of the elect.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 50:17-20

3. The restoration of Israel 50:17-20The next section of the oracles emphasizes the restoration of Israel. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 50:20

When the Lord finally did this, all the remaining remnant of His people would be free from sin; no one would be able to find any sin in them even though they would carefully search for it. The reason for the absence of their sin would be that Yahweh had pardoned it. Yahweh’s pardon of Israel lies in the future (Jeremiah 31:34)."All this [i.e., the things predicted in Jeremiah 50:17-20] will be realized in messianic times, as Jeremiah 50:20 declares." [Note: Feinberg, "Jeremiah," p. 675.... read more

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