Jeremiah 50:33

Translations

Modern

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.

Traditional

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Literal

Thus says YHWH of Hosts: “The sons of Israel are oppressed and the sons of Judah together; all who took them captive have held firmly to them; they have refused to send them away.

Latin

Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Calumniam sustinent filii Israël, et filii Juda simul: omnes qui ceperunt eos, tenent: nolunt dimittere eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.

Notes

Jeremiah 50:33–34

The people of Israel and Judah had suffered a lot. The Lord's redemption would protect them and give them peace in Israel. God is strong and can redeem just as he can punish.

Theme notes and profiles

Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Exodus 9:2–3
But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
Isaiah 14:17
…who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”
Isaiah 58:6
Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?
Jeremiah 50:17–18
Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
Exodus 9:17–18
Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
Isaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”
Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
Isaiah 49:24–26
Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
Exodus 8:2
But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.
Zechariah 1:15–16
…but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’
Jeremiah 51:34–36
“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Nations

Jeremiah 50:33

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