In Jeremiah 50:33-34, God made known that He was aware of the plight of His people. Both Israel and Judah were oppressed. They were held captives by their oppressors and were refused any freedom. However, they should not be intimidated, for they had a Redeemer in God, the Lord of Hosts Himself. With the Lord of Hosts on their side, Israel and Judah should fear no one. Besides they would not be held captives for any longer than God had ordained. For God Himself would act vigorously on their behalf with the aim of bringing rest to the earth.
Unlike God’s people, their captors the Babylonians had everything to fear. God declared what would happen to them in Jeremiah 50:35-40. Calamities would overtake them from every conceivable angle and nothing or anyone could prevent them from happening. The sword would come upon practically every person and everything. Their leaders and wise men would fall. Their priests and religious leaders and diviners would be left looking like fools. Even their military machinery would be dismantled. Their warriors and chariots would be destroyed. The mercenary soldiers they had would become weak as women. Then their treasuries would be plundered. Their land would be destroyed by drought which would cause the land to dry up, leaving it in an uninhabitable condition for men for generations. It would be a habitat suitable only for beasts such as hyenas and ostriches. Babylon would become like uninhabitable Sodom and Gomorrah after their destruction, where no men could dwell.
Here’s a thought for our application. The greatest threat in our
lives is often not people who are outside of us but we, ourselves. We have
nothing to fear when we are closely connected to God. When He is our protector,
He will surely come to our rescue. Proverbs 18:10 assures us that: “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs into
it and is safe.” Make the poresence of God our dwelling place and we shall have a strong defense!
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