Jeremiah 50:34

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32 The most ^aproud shall stumble and fall,
And no one will raise him up;
^bI will kindle a fire in his cities,
And it will devour all around him.”

33 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“The children of Israel were oppressed,
Along with the children of Judah;
All who took them captive have held them fast;
They have refused to let them go.

34 ^aTheir Redeemer is strong;
^bThe Lord of hosts is His name.
He will thoroughly plead their ^ccase,
That He may give rest to the land,
And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

35 “A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord,
“Against the inhabitants of Babylon,
And ^aagainst her princes and ^bher wise men.

36 A sword is ^aagainst the soothsayers, and they will be fools.
A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.

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Redeemer - i. e., gā'al . Yahweh is Israel' s next relative, bound by law to avenge him, as well as to ransom him from captivity. It was the Go' el' s duty also to plead his kinsman' s cause. How thoroughly Yahweh will execute this duty for Israel is shown in the Hebrew by the triple repetition of the same word; literally "in pleading He will plead their plea."

The land ... - Rather, "the earth." Babylon has hitherto by its ambition kept the world in unrest: now by its fall men everywhere can dwell in security.

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