Jeremiah 50:1 meaning and explanation

This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:

Jeremiah 50:1, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse opens a long oracle, a prophetic message delivered by Jeremiah in Jerusalem, most likely in the fourth year of Zedekiah, when Babylon was the dominant power and Judah was its vassal. The Hebrew word translated "through" is literally "by the hand of," a phrase that presents the prophet as the instrument through whom the LORD's word comes.

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