Jeremiah 50:2

"The word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet."

Key Reflection

This verse introduces a divine message delivered through Jeremiah about the fate of Babylon and the Chaldeans, setting the stage for prophetic words that reveal God's sovereignty over nations and His plans for their judgment and restoration. The invocation of Jeremiah as the prophet emphasizes his role in communicating these significant divine revelations.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Confounded ... confounded -ashamed ... ashamed. Merodach -This deity, in the inscriptions Marduk, was the tutelary god of Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar, who called his son Evil-Merodach, appears to have been especially devoted to his service. He was really identical with Bel, and his equivalent among the planets was Jupiter: and as such he was styled “King of heaven and earth.”

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