Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 50:15

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15. Shout —Inspirit one another to the onset with the battle cry. given . . . hand —an idiom for, "submitted to" the conquerors ( :- , Margin; Lamentations 5:6 ). as she hath done, do unto her —just retribution in kind. She had destroyed many, so must she be destroyed ( Psalms 137:8 ). So as to spiritual Babylon ( Psalms 137:8- : ). This is right because "it is the vengeance of the Lord "; but this will not justify private revenge in kind ( Matthew 5:44 ; Romans 12:19-21 ); even the Old Testament law forbade this, though breathing a sterner spirit than the New Testament ( Exodus 23:4 ; Exodus 23:5 ; Proverbs 25:21 ; Proverbs 25:22 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-16" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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절 (explains)

bible-text/jer-50-15

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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