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Jeremiah 50:10
Chaldea will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks this oracle through Jeremiah immediately after announcing a northern coalition’s impending capture of Babylon. The message targets Chaldea directly as the conquered party.
The words — The Hebrew יִשְׂבְּעוּ (yis.Ba.'u) means "they will be satisfied," paired with שָׁלָל (sha.Lal), literally "plunder" or "spoils." These terms frame the invaders' conquest as a complete and satisfying seizure of wealth.
The thread — The motif of conquered cities and divided spoils runs through Jeremiah 25:12 and Isaiah 33:4, 33:23. These passages similarly depict invading forces sweeping over a nation and claiming its accumulated wealth.
Why it lands — The text declares that Chaldea will be stripped and the invaders will fully consume its wealth. It demands recognition that national pride and triumphal plunder are subject to divine reversal.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 25:12 But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
- Isaiah 33:4 Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.
- Isaiah 33:23 Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
- Isaiah 45:3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
- Jeremiah 27:7 All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
- Revelation 17:16 And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.