Jeremiah 51:45-53
Summary for Jer 51:45-53: 51:45-53 a The Lord was concerned about the spiritual and physical well-being of the Jewish exiles in Babylon, where their political situation was perilous. The Lord pointed to the future, when the exiles would be redeemed from disgrace and return with great joy to live in their own land. 51:45 b As the Lord described the terrors of his angry judgment against Babylon,, he pointed his people to their homeland to assure them of their safety.51:46 c Violence will erupt: As an enemy army headed toward Babylon, the leaders inside the city were blaming each other. Vicious in-fighting was tearing Babylon apart.
Summary for Jer 51:47-48: 51:47-48 d The Lord’s punishment of Babylon would cause the heavens and earth to rejoice at this display of God’s justice.
Summary for Jer 51:49-50: 51:49-50 e Babylon’s penalty would match the brutality it had poured out on the Israelites and other nations.
51:51 f The exiled people carried a heavy load of shame and disgrace for their past sins. The Lord’s Temple was defiled when the Babylonians destroyed it in 586 BC.
51:52 g Yes: The Lord agreed with his people that their past was shameful, but he gave them hope for the future when Babylon’s power would be broken.
51:53 h Babylon’s fortifications could not protect it; the city would certainly be plundered, for the Lord had spoken and decreed their punishment.
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