Finally after hearing messages prophesying against so many nations, always telling or implying that the Babylonians would be God’s instrument to punish them, now this long chapter tells how Babylon will finally be judged as well, and God will return to take pity on Israel.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/jer.50.nlt
Here is an example of Hebrew parallelism from today’s 2nd half of Proverbs 10:
23Doing wrong is fun for a fool,
but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
‘Fool’ and ‘the sensible’ oppose each other. “Doing wrong is fun for a fool,” and it seems like ‘fun’ would only be temporary. Whereas the sensible who live wisely receive ‘pleasure’, which is much longer lasting than the ‘fun’ the fools get.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/pro.10
In yesterday’s reading, I highlighted verses near the end of the chapter:
20Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.
21Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. 22And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.
Translation notes:
13And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live [joined together with//in] him and he [joined together with//in] us.
15All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live [joined together with//in] God.16We [have come to] know how much God loves us, and we have [believed fully//put our trust] in his love.
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/1jn.4
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