Jeremiah 50:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

And all

They refused

General references

Deuteronomy 30:7

Proverbs 23:11

Jeremiah 51:24

Bible References

And all

All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

They refused

And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

General references

And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.