耶利米书 50:6-7 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

Lost sheep. I. MEN ARE LIKE GOD 'S SHEEP . In the Old Testament the Jews appear as the only flock, but Christ teaches us that all mankind is so regarded by God. 1 . We are like sheep, because 2 . We are like God's sheep, because II. SIN IS LIKE THE STRAYING OF LOST SHEEP . 1 . It is straying from God . The shepherd goes first; the way he chooses may be narrow, steep, rugged; it may seem to lead to pastureless deserts or to dangerous forests;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

Forgetting our Resting place. This chapter was written for the comfort of exiles in Babylon. They were told that their oppression was not to be forever. "God giveth songs in the night." He will not utterly cast down. But before he gives comfort he clearly shows the people their sin. And one chief part of that sin was that they had forgotten their resting places. So many generations had lived and died in the neglect of God, their Resting place, that he had become forgotten by them. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6-7

The wolf excusing himself. These verses remind us of the well known fable of the wolf and the lamb. The wolf, acting according to its wolfish nature, devours the Lamb, but first of all it makes a pretence of having some show of reason to go upon. So here the cruel spoilers of Israel try to make out that all their cruelty and rapacity were perfectly right, because Israel had done so much wrong. We have here— I. A TRUE ACCUSATION . Israel's wrong doing is not at all overstated. They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6-20

Israel as lost sheep. This is a favourite theocratic title of Israel—the sheep of God's pasture. In itself an appeal to the traditional pastoral character of the nation, and to the marvellous guidance of their forefathers by Jehovah through the wilderness. He was the Shepherd of Israel. The extent of their apostasy is here described. I. IT WAS COMPLETE . 1 . They had wandered. The allurements of idolatry had led them on and on, and they had at length yielded to them. They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:7

We offend not; rather, we incur no guilt. As long as Israel lived a life consecrated to Jehovah, "all that devoured him incurred guilt" ( Jeremiah 2:3 ). But now that he had wandered from Jehovah, and so forfeited his protection, his adversaries denied that they could be brought to account. Habitation of justice; strictly, pasture of righteousness. The same title is applied in Jeremiah 31:23 to Jerusalem. But Jerusalem's spiritual efficacy is only derivative; rest and life flow... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:6

Their shepherds ... mountains - Some translate it: Their shepherds, i. e., civil rulers (Jeremiah 2:8 note) “have led them astray upon the seducing moutains.” - the mountains being the usual places where idolatry was practiced.Their restingplace - Their fold Psalms 23:2. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:7

Offend 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 more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 50:6-7

Jeremiah 50:6-7 . My people hath been lost sheep All men are compared to sheep that go astray, Isaiah 53:6. Here this character is applied to the Jews, whom God calls his people, because of the ancient covenant made with their fathers. They are said to have been lost, either on account of their captivity, being cast out of the land which God gave them, as sheep are lost out of their pasture, or in respect of their idolatries and other sins. Their shepherds have caused them to go astray ... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 50:6

lost sheep. Compare Matthew 10:6 ; Matthew 15:24 . shepherds: i.e. rulers. they have turned them away on the mountains = on the mountains they seduced them: i.e. by the idolatrous worship practiced there. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 50:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 50:6-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-46

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 50:6

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