Jer 50:18-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 50:18-19: 50:18-19 Therefore: This word introduces two divine decrees. The first decree condemned Babylon to complete annihilation, like the punishment the Lord gave Assyria (Nah 3 ). Assyria fell in 612 BC ; Babylon fell in 539 BC . • I will bring Israel home: The second divine decree promises restoration for Israel, specifically the people of the northern tribes, whose land was defined by the indicated landmarks. • Carmel is a mountain range close to the Mediterranean Sea in the northwestern corner of Israel. • Bashan was a region in the highlands rising east of the Sea of Galilee. • The tribe of Ephraim occupied the hill country in the central part of Israel west of the Jordan River. • Gilead was a highland area that rose on the east side of the Jordan River, opposite Ephraim.

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‏ Jeremiah 50:18-19

Summary for Jer 50:18-19: 50:18-19 ^a Therefore: This word introduces two divine decrees. The first decree condemned Babylon to complete annihilation, like the punishment the Lord gave Assyria (Nah 3 ^b). Assyria fell in 612 BC; Babylon fell in 539 BC.

• I will bring Israel home: The second divine decree promises restoration for Israel, specifically the people of the northern tribes, whose land was defined by the indicated landmarks.

• Carmel is a mountain range close to the Mediterranean Sea in the northwestern corner of Israel.

• Bashan was a region in the highlands rising east of the Sea of Galilee.

• The tribe of Ephraim occupied the hill country in the central part of Israel west of the Jordan River.

• Gilead was a highland area that rose on the east side of the Jordan River, opposite Ephraim.