Jeremiah 50:17-20·~1 min
Redemption for God’s People
The LORD describes Israel as a sheep scattered and driven first by the king of Assyria and then by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Because of this, Babylon's king will be punished in the same way Assyria was, while Israel will be restored to its pasturelands and satisfied again on the mountains and fruitful regions of the land. At that time Israel's and Judah's sins will be searched for and not found, for the LORD will pardon the remnant He leaves.
I17srael is a scattered flock, 18Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 19I will return Israel to his pasture, 20In those days and at that time,
Section summaryIsrael is pictured as a scattered flock driven first by Assyria and then devoured by Babylon. Therefore the LORD of Hosts promises to punish the king of Babylon as He punished Assyria and to bring Israel back to his own pasture, where he will feed in Carmel, Bashan, Ephraim, and Gilead. In that future day the iniquity of Israel and the sin of Judah will be sought but not found, because the LORD will pardon the remnant He preserves.
Role in the chapterThis section explains Babylon's judgment in redemptive terms: the empire falls because the LORD is acting as Israel's Redeemer.