Jer 50:28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of His temple.
The vengeance of His Temple means that the Gentiles have overrun it and the land of Zion. The ones that fleed were the obedient children who went into captivity, those being the good figs. Eventually their message will be sent right back to the scene of the crime, in front of the Temple in the LAND of Jerusalem in Judea.
Jer 50:29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
This reminds me of Ezekiel 4:2 and Jeremiah 6:6, which says “lay siege against Jerusalem”, which is our subject from verse 28 here. We are commanded here to “camp AGAINST it round about”, which means “don’t let confusion escape out of that camp”. This also reminds us of Mystery Babylon from Revelation, and her judgment shall fall according to everything that she has done, in all her religious condemnation with all her traditions, it will all be brought down.
Jer 50:30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
This is both historical and prophetic. In the futurist sense, all the men of war in that region which currently fight against our God and His Word, those Gentiles that overrun the Temple even today.
Jer 50:31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
God will visit at the 7th trump, and all those in the spiritual confusion will get theirs, and all those physically IN that area who have overrun the Temple and the land will also get it.
Jer 50:32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
The cities of Jerusalem, where the Gentiles have stolen the heritage of our people, will also finally be taken away. He will also utterly destroy confusion, in the spiritual sense.
Jer 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.
The Lord views them as going into oppression together because the King of Babylon made this oppression final and complete by taking the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi, which were the Sceptre, the Beloved, and the priests. In the spiritual sense ALL of them are held captive by lies today, and they cannot see their way out.
Jer 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.
Their Redeemer is God Himself. This is Jehovah Sabaoth in English. He will redeem ALL of His children of Israel because of the covenant given in Gen 15:18.
Jer 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.
The inhabitants are the Gentiles that have overrun the land of Judea and the very Temple itself. Spiritually, this is the Sword of the Lord upon the confusion of the world, religion, and all lies.
Jer 50:36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
In other words, who are the inhabitants of the city of Babylon in the book of Revelation, those that follow the spurious messiah are the citizens of Mystery Babylon because of the liars and those that have lied to them.
Jer 50:37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
If we take this literally, then we see Gentiles in the land of Judea, and spiritually it means that those false doctrines are going to be stripped and taken away from them.
Jer 50:38 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
The two witnesses will be able to call rain down from heaven or cause a drought in the last day. It is because the people are too caught up with idols like their own possessions or even satan himself when he comes at the 6th trump.
Jer 50:39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
This speaks of the final destruction of Babylon mentioned in Rev 17, aka the 7th trump. That is to say, no more will they inhabit the city of confusion any more!
Jer 50:40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
So shall it be with the confusion, it won’t exist anymore.
Jer 50:41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jer 50:42 They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
This great nation, born in a day Isaiah 66:8 will ultimately come against Babylon, at the 7th trump. They are cruel because they hate satan, the abomination, the son of perdition.
Jer 50:43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
When the elect start to witness during the 6th trump, satan will begin to panic because God’s Word will be triumphant over him. The labor pains will finally come to delivery pains as Isaiah 66:8-9 instructs that this nation will be born in a day.
Isa 66:9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
Jer 50:44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like Me? and who will appoint Me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before Me?
See Jer 49:19-21. This is spoken against Edom also. He has a few questions for these two nations Babylon and Edom, it doesn’t seem as if they know the answers, having not believed in Christ our Saviour, they don’t know the appointed time.
Jer 50:45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that He hath taken against Babylon; and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
Jer 50:46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
The earth is indeed moved at his return, once for Edom (the cause of Armageddon) and once at Jerusalem where Babylon is ruling from. Two major earthquakes occurr at His return. His purposes are not mysterious, as the whole chapter here explains what he purports to do and why! Praise the LORD for He is good and perfect in all His ways.