◄ Jeremiah 50:30 ►
Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day," declares the LORD.
Study Bible
Therefore
This word serves as a conclusion or result of the preceding verses. In the context of Jeremiah 50, it indicates the inevitable outcome of Babylon's actions and God's judgment upon them. The Hebrew word used here is "לָכֵן" (lakhen), which often introduces a divine decree or judgment. It underscores the certainty and authority of God's pronouncement.

her young men
The phrase refers to the strength and vitality of Babylon, often represented by its young warriors. In ancient cultures, young men were seen as the backbone of military power. The Hebrew term "בַּחוּרֶיהָ" (bachureha) emphasizes the prime and choice warriors of Babylon, highlighting the impending loss of their military might.

will fall in the streets
This imagery conveys a scene of defeat and destruction. Streets, in ancient cities, were places of commerce and daily life, and the fall of young men there signifies a public and humiliating downfall. The Hebrew root "נָפַל" (naphal) means to fall or be overthrown, indicating a complete collapse of Babylon's defenses.

all her soldiers
This phrase encompasses the entirety of Babylon's military forces. The Hebrew word "אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה" (anshei milchamah) translates to "men of war," signifying not just the young men but the entire army. It highlights the totality of the judgment and the comprehensive nature of Babylon's defeat.

will perish
The term "perish" denotes complete destruction and death. The Hebrew word "יָדַע" (yada) in this context is used to express the idea of being cut off or destroyed. It reflects the irreversible nature of God's judgment against Babylon, emphasizing the finality of their fate.

in that day
This phrase is often used in prophetic literature to denote a specific time of divine intervention or judgment. "בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא" (bayom hahu) in Hebrew points to the appointed time when God's justice will be executed. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereign control over history and His timing.

declares the LORD
This declaration affirms the authority and certainty of the prophecy. The Hebrew "נְאֻם יְהוָה" (ne'um YHWH) is a formulaic expression used to convey that the message is directly from God. It reassures the reader of the divine origin and reliability of the prophecy, emphasizing that it is not merely a human prediction but a divine decree.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jeremiah
A major prophet in the Old Testament, Jeremiah is known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon Judah and other nations, including Babylon.

2. Babylon
A powerful empire during the time of Jeremiah, Babylon is often depicted as a symbol of pride and opposition to God. In this chapter, Babylon is the subject of God's judgment.

3. Young Men and Soldiers
These represent the strength and military might of Babylon, which God declares will be defeated.

4. The LORD
The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the ultimate authority and judge over nations.

5. The Day of the LORD
A prophetic term often used to describe a time of divine intervention and judgment.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereignty Over Nations
God is in control of all nations and their destinies. No empire, regardless of its power, can withstand His judgment.

The Consequences of Pride
Babylon's fall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Nations and individuals alike must humble themselves before God.

The Certainty of God's Judgment
The prophecy against Babylon assures us that God's justice will prevail. This should encourage believers to live righteously and trust in God's timing.

The Role of Prophecy in Scripture
Prophecies like those in Jeremiah remind us of God's faithfulness to His word. They encourage us to study and understand the full counsel of Scripture.

Hope in God's Justice
While judgment is severe, it also brings hope for the oppressed. God's justice ensures that evil will not prevail indefinitely.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the fall of Babylon in Jeremiah 50:30 illustrate the theme of divine justice throughout the Bible?

2. In what ways can the pride of Babylon be seen in today's world, and how should Christians respond?

3. How does understanding God's sovereignty over nations affect your view of current global events?

4. What lessons can we learn from the certainty of God's judgment in Jeremiah 50:30 for our personal lives?

5. How can the prophecy of Babylon's fall encourage believers facing oppression or injustice today?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Isaiah 13
This chapter also prophesies the fall of Babylon, emphasizing the theme of God's judgment against prideful nations.

Revelation 18
The fall of Babylon is echoed in the New Testament, symbolizing the ultimate defeat of worldly powers opposed to God.

Proverbs 16:18
This verse speaks to the theme of pride leading to destruction, which is relevant to Babylon's downfall.
Sermons
The Hammer BrokenA.F. Muir
People
Babylonians, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar
Places
Assyria, Babylon, Bashan, Carmel, Chaldea, Gilead, Gomorrah, Jordan River, Merathaim, Pekod, Sodom, Zion
Topics
Affirmation, Broad, Cause, Cut, Declares, Destroyed, Fall, Falling, Places, Says, Silence, Silenced, Soldiers, Squares, Streets, War
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Jeremiah 50:29

     1065   God, holiness of
     5236   bow and arrow
     5244   camp
     5829   defiance

Library
The Kinsman-Redeemer
'Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of Hosts is His name: He shall thoroughly plead their cause.'--JER. l. 34. Among the remarkable provisions of the Mosaic law there were some very peculiar ones affecting the next-of-kin. The nearest living blood relation to a man had certain obligations and offices to discharge, under certain contingencies, in respect of which he received a special name; which is sometimes translated in the Old Testament 'Redeemer,' and sometimes 'Avenger' of blood. What the etymological …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Covenanting Predicted in Prophecy.
The fact of Covenanting, under the Old Testament dispensations, being approved of God, gives a proof that it was proper then, which is accompanied by the voice of prophecy, affording evidence that even in periods then future it should no less be proper. The argument for the service that is afforded by prophecy is peculiar, and, though corresponding with evidence from other sources, is independent. Because that God willed to make known truth through his servants the prophets, we should receive it …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

Moses' Prayer to be Blotted Out of God's Book.
"And Moses returned unto the Lord and said. Oh! this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou--wilt, forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray they, out of thy book which than hast written." In the preceding discourse we endeavored to show that the idea of being willing to be damned for the glory of God is not found in the text--that the sentiment is erroneous and absurd--then adduced the constructions which have been put on the text by sundry expositors, …
Andrew Lee et al—Sermons on Various Important Subjects

Covenanting Confers Obligation.
As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. But it is now to be proved that what is promised to God by vow or oath, ought to be performed also because of the act of Covenanting. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

The Old Testament Canon from Its Beginning to Its Close.
The first important part of the Old Testament put together as a whole was the Pentateuch, or rather, the five books of Moses and Joshua. This was preceded by smaller documents, which one or more redactors embodied in it. The earliest things committed to writing were probably the ten words proceeding from Moses himself, afterwards enlarged into the ten commandments which exist at present in two recensions (Exod. xx., Deut. v.) It is true that we have the oldest form of the decalogue from the Jehovist …
Samuel Davidson—The Canon of the Bible

"If So be that the Spirit of God Dwell in You. Now if any Man have not the Spirit of Christ, He is None of His. "
Rom. viii. 9.--"If so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." "But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth?" 2 Chron. vi. 18. It was the wonder of one of the wisest of men, and indeed, considering his infinite highness above the height of heavens, his immense and incomprehensible greatness, that the heaven of heavens cannot contain him, and then the baseness, emptiness, and worthlessness of man, it may be a wonder to the …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

Scriptures Showing the Sin and Danger of Joining with Wicked and Ungodly Men.
Scriptures Showing The Sin And Danger Of Joining With Wicked And Ungodly Men. When the Lord is punishing such a people against whom he hath a controversy, and a notable controversy, every one that is found shall be thrust through: and every one joined with them shall fall, Isa. xiii. 15. They partake in their judgment, not only because in a common calamity all shares, (as in Ezek. xxi. 3.) but chiefly because joined with and partakers with these whom God is pursuing; even as the strangers that join …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

Being Made Archbishop of Armagh, He Suffers Many Troubles. Peace Being Made, from Being Archbishop of Armagh He Becomes Bishop of Down.
[Sidenote: 1129] 19. (12). Meanwhile[365] it happened that Archbishop Cellach[366] fell sick: he it was who ordained Malachy deacon, presbyter and bishop: and knowing that he was dying he made a sort of testament[367] to the effect that Malachy ought to succeed him,[368] because none seemed worthier to be bishop of the first see. This he gave in charge to those who were present, this he commanded to the absent, this to the two kings of Munster[369] and to the magnates of the land he specially enjoined …
H. J. Lawlor—St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh

The Godly are in Some Sense Already Blessed
I proceed now to the second aphorism or conclusion, that the godly are in some sense already blessed. The saints are blessed not only when they are apprehended by God, but while they are travellers to glory. They are blessed before they are crowned. This seems a paradox to flesh and blood. What, reproached and maligned, yet blessed! A man that looks upon the children of God with a carnal eye and sees how they are afflicted, and like the ship in the gospel which was covered with waves' (Matthew 8:24), …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Saved by Grace;
OR, A DISCOURSE OF THE GRACE OF GOD: SHOWING-- I. WHAT IT IS TO BE SAVED. II. WHAT IT IS TO BE SAVED BY GRACE. III. WHO THEY AEE THAT ABE SAVED BY GRACE. IV. HOW IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE SAVED BY GRACE. V. WHAT SHOULD BE THE REASON THAT GOD SHOULD CHOOSE TO SAVE SINNERS BY GRACE RATHER THAN BY ANY OTHER MEANS. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. THIS admirable Treatise upon the most important of all subjects, that of the soul's salvation, was first published in a pocket volume, in the year 1675. This has …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Covenanting Performed in Former Ages with Approbation from Above.
That the Lord gave special token of his approbation of the exercise of Covenanting, it belongs to this place to show. His approval of the duty was seen when he unfolded the promises of the Everlasting Covenant to his people, while they endeavoured to perform it; and his approval thereof is continually seen in his fulfilment to them of these promises. The special manifestations of his regard, made to them while attending to the service before him, belonged to one or other, or both, of those exhibitions …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

Jeremiah
The interest of the book of Jeremiah is unique. On the one hand, it is our most reliable and elaborate source for the long period of history which it covers; on the other, it presents us with prophecy in its most intensely human phase, manifesting itself through a strangely attractive personality that was subject to like doubts and passions with ourselves. At his call, in 626 B.C., he was young and inexperienced, i. 6, so that he cannot have been born earlier than 650. The political and religious …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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