Jeremiah 50:11

“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord addresses Babylon, the nation that has arrogantly seized His people and land. He speaks this declaration immediately before announcing their own impending plunder and national disgrace.

The words — תִשְׂמְחוּ (tis.me.chi) translates literally as "you are rejoicing," and שֹׁסֵי (sho.sei) means "plunderers of." These terms anchor the verse's direct accusation of violent triumphalism.

The thread — The motif of arrogant oppressors facing divine reversal appears in Isaiah 47:6, Deuteronomy 32:15, and Psalm 22:12. These passages collectively trace a pattern where human exaltation over God's people triggers divine judgment.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that mocking the divine inheritance guarantees reciprocal ruin. It requires readers to abandon triumphal arrogance and acknowledge God's sovereign control over history.

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The Hebrew words

כִּ֤יkithat תִשְׂמְחוּ֙tis.me.chiyou are rejoicing כִּ֣יkithat תַֽעֲלְז֔וּta.'al.ziyou are gloating שֹׁסֵ֖יsho.SeiO plunderers of נַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.T/iinheritance/ my כִּ֤יkithat תָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙ta.fu.shiyou are skipping about כְּעֶגְלָ֣הke./'eg.Lahlike/ a heifer דָשָׁ֔הda.Shahthreshing וְתִצְהֲל֖וּve./titz.ha.liso/ you may neigh כָּאֲבִּרִֽים׃ka./'a.bi.Rimlike <the>/ mighty [horses]

King James Version

Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

Cross-references

Isaiah 47:6 I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Psalms 22:12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
Psalms 74:2 Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.
Psalms 79:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
Psalms 83:1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Proverbs 17:5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
Jeremiah 5:8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
Jeremiah 5:28 They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.