Jeremiah 50:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-8

I. Here is a word spoken against Babylon by him whose works all agree with his word and none of whose words fall to the ground. The king of Babylon had been very kind of Jeremiah, and yet he must foretel the ruin of that kingdom; for God's prophets must not be governed by favour or affection. Whoever are our friends, if, notwithstanding, they are God's enemies, we dare not speak peace to them. 1. The destruction of Babylon is here spoken of as a thing done, Jer. 50:2. let it be published to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

My people hath been lost sheep ,.... like lost sheep, without a shepherd, going astray the fold, wandering from place to place, having none to take care of them, guide and direct them, or to go in and out before them, and lead them into suitable pastures; so it was with the Jews in the Babylonish captivity, and so it is with them now, and yet the Lord's people still in some sense; he has a design of grace concerning them, a store of mercy for them, and thoughts of peace towards them, which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:6

My people hath been lost sheep - He pities them; for their pastors, kings, and prophets have caused them to err. They have gone from mountain to hill - In all high places they have practiced idolatry. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:6

Verse 6 THE, Prophet in the sixth verse compares God’s people to lost sheep: he therefore says, that the Jews wandered on the mountains and went from mountain to hill He throws the blame on the shepherds, by whom the miserable people had been led astray. Notwithstanding, God does not extenuate the fault of the people; nor did he accuse the pastors as though their wickedness and perfidy absolved the people; but on the contrary, he commends the greatness of his own grace, that he had mercy on a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-46

Jeremiah 50:1-46 . AND 51. ON BABYLON . This attitude of reserve is not assumed without substantial grounds, derived from two sources—the epilogue ( Jeremiah 51:59-64 ) and the prophecy itself. First, as to the epilogue. It is clear that the words, "and they shall be weary," are out of place in Jeremiah 51:64 , and that they are wrongly repeated from Jeremiah 51:58 . But how came they to be repeated? Because, originally, the declaration, "Thus far are the words of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:2-10

Babylon's fall and Israel's deliverance. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

Lost sheep. Not merely with reference to the scattering of the Captivity (as in Isaiah 27:13 , where the Authorized Version has "ready to perish"), but to the transgressions of the Law of God, of which the Jews had been constantly guilty (comp. Psalms 119:176 ; Isaiah 53:6 ). Their shepherds … mountains. This is the marginal correction in the Hebrew Bible; the text has, "Their shepherds have caused them to go astray upon the seducing mountains"—a strange expression, which is,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 50:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:1-46

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:2-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 50:6-7

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