Jeremiah 50 · Verse 34

Jeremiah 50:34

Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:34, King James Version

Jeremiah 50:34 in other translations

BSBTheir Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
WEBTheir Redeemer is strong. The LORD of Armies is his name. He will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
ASVTheir Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
YLTTheir Redeemer is strong, Jehovah of Hosts is His name, He doth thoroughly plead their cause, So as to cause the land to rest, And He hath given trouble to the inhabitants of Babylon.
DARBYTheir Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
BBETheir saviour is strong; the Lord of armies is his name: he will certainly take up their cause, so that he may give rest to the earth and trouble to the people of Babylon.
WebsterTheir Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

What does Jeremiah 50:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
34. strong--as opposed to the power of Israel's oppressor (Re 18:8). plead ... cause--as their advocate. Image from a court of justice; appropriate as God delivers His people not by mere might, but by righteousness. His plea against Satan and all their enemies is His own everlasting love, reconciling mercy and justice in the Redeemer's work and person (Mi 7:9; Zec 3:1-5; 1Jo 2:1). give rest ... disquiet--There is a play on the similarity of sounds in the two Hebrew verbs to express more vividly the contrast: "that He may give quiet to the land of Judah (heretofore disquieted by Babylon); but disquiet to the inhabitants of Babylon" (heretofore quietly secure) (Is 14:6-8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 Their Redeemer is strong - And it was not that he wanted power, and that Nebuchadnezzar had much, that Jerusalem was taken; but because the people had sinned, and would not return; and therefore national sins called for national punishments. These have taken place; and now the Lord of hosts shows them that the power of the Chaldeans is mere weakness against his might.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 50:33-46

It is Israel's comfort in distress, that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the dominion of sin and corruption, and of their own weakness and manifold infirmities. Their Redeemer is able to keep what they commit to him; and sin shall not have dominion over them. He will give them that rest which remains for the people of God. Also here is Babylon's sin…

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Jeremiah 50:34 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

גֹּאֲלָ֣ם\׀go.'a.Lamredeemer theirH1350
חָזָ֗קcha.Zak[is] strongH2389
יְהוָ֤הYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068
צְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'Otof hostsH6635
שְׁמ֔וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
רִ֥יבrivcertainly <conduct>H7378
יָרִ֖יבya.Rivhe will conductH7378
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
רִיבָ֑םri.Vamcase theirH7379
לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anso asH4616
הִרְגִּ֣יעַhir.Gi.a'to give rest toH7280
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
וְהִרְגִּ֖יזve.hir.Gizand to cause disquietH7264
לְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יle.yo.she.Veito [the] inhabitants ofH3427
בָבֶֽל\׃va.VelBabylonH894

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 50:34

  • Isaiah 54:5

    For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

  • Jeremiah 15:21

    And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

  • Isaiah 47:4

    As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.

  • Isaiah 41:14

    Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 51:36

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

  • Micah 7:9

    I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

  • Isaiah 43:14

    Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

  • Psalms 43:1

    Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

  • Psalms 35:1

    A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

  • Isaiah 51:22

    Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

  • Proverbs 23:11

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

  • Micah 4:10

    Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Redeemer.
Ex 6:6; Pr 23:11; Isa 41:14; 43:14; 44:6,23,24; 47:4; 54:5; Mic 4:10
Re 18:8
plead.
51:36; Ps 35:1; 43:1; Pr 22:23; Isa 51:22; Mic 7:9
that he.
Isa 14:3-7; 2Th 1:6,7; Re 19:1-3

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Context

  • Jeremiah 50:33

    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.

  • Jeremiah 50:34

    Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 50:35

    A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

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Jeremiah 50:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El redentor de ellos es el Fuerte; Jehová de los ejércitos es su nombre: de cierto abogará la causa de ellos, para hacer quietar la tierra, y turbar los moradores de Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Leur rédempteur est fort. Son nom est l’ Éternel des armées; il prendra certainement en main leur cause, afin de donner du repos au pays et de troubler les habitants de Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ihr Erlöser ist stark, Jehova der Heerscharen ist sein Name; er wird ihre Rechtssache gewißlich führen, auf daß er dem Lande Ruhe schaffe und die Bewohner von Babel erzittern mache.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Redemptor eorum fortis, Dominus exercituum nomen ejus: judicio defendet causam eorum, ut exterreat terram, et commoveat habitatores Babylonis.