Bible Strands
Jeremiah 51:5
For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah delivers this declaration amid the prophecy of Babylon’s impending collapse, addressing the people of Israel and Judah while contrasting their national guilt with God’s ongoing covenantal presence.
The words — The Hebrew phrase לֹא־אַלְמָן (lo'- 'al-man) literally means "not forsaken," and צְבָאוֹת (tzeva'ot) translates to "of hosts," anchoring the claim that Yahweh has not abandoned His people despite their land being full of guilt.
The thread — This textual assertion that God has not rejected His people runs parallel to Romans 11:1, while the pattern of divine indictment and preservation appears in Hosea 4:1 and Zechariah 12:6.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to distinguish between disciplinary judgment and covenantal abandonment, compelling them to acknowledge God’s retained authority before heeding the call to flee Babylon.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
Cross-references
- Romans 11:1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Zechariah 12:6 On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.
- Zechariah 12:8 On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.
- 1 Samuel 12:22 Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- Ezra 9:9 Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
- Psalms 94:14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
- Isaiah 44:21 Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
- Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
- Isaiah 54:3 For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.