Jeremiah 50:7

“All that found them have devoured them, etc.] As lost and wandering sheep are liable to be found, and to be devoured, by every beast of prey, lions, wolves, and bears; so the Jews were found by their neighbours, their enemies, and especially by the Chaldeans, having forsaken God, and being forsaken by him; and which is their case now, and are often found and seized upon by their enemies, and made a prey of under one pretence or another: and their adversaries said, we offend not; we are not guilty of any evil, in taking away their lives, or stripping them of their substance: because they have sinned against the Lord; and therefore are justly punished in this way; and it is no other than what…”

“devoured-- (Psa 79:7). "Found them" implies that they were exposed to the attacks of those whoever happened to meet them. adversaries said--for instance, Nebuzara-dan (Jer 40:2-3; compare Zac 11:5). The Gentiles acknowledged some supreme divinity. The Jews' guilt was so palpable that they were condemned even in the judgment of heathens. Some knowledge of God's peculiar relation to Judea reached its heathen invaders from the prophets (Jer 2:3; Dan 9:16); hence the strong language they use of Jehovah here, not as worshippers of Him themselves, but as believing Him to be the tutelary God of Judah ("the hope of their fathers," Psa 22:4; they do not say our hope), as each country was thought to…”

“Offend not - i. e., “are not guilty.” Israel having left the fold, has no owner, and may therefore be maltreated with impunity. Habitation of justice - In Jeremiah 31:23 applied to Jerusalem: here, Yahweh alone is the true pasturage, in whom His people will find safety, rest, and plenty. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Habitation - Some think this is a name here given to God, who indeed is the habitation of justice, but whether the Chaldeans would call him so, may be a question. Others therefore think the preposition in is understood, making this the aggravation of the Jews sins, that they were committed in a land which ought to have been an habitation of justice. Jeremiah 50:8”

“50:7 This verse continues the metaphor of lost sheep (50:6), connecting Israel’s vulnerability to attack with their apostasy in turning away from the Lord. Their enemies rationalized their mistreatment of Israel by saying that the Israelites had sinned against the Lord. These enemies understood that the Israelites’ true place of rest and hope was in the Lord.”

“have devoured: Jer 50:17, Jer 50:33, Jer 12:7-11; Psa 79:7; Isa 9:12, Isa 56:9 We offend: Jer 2:3, Jer 40:2, Jer 40:3; Isa 47:6; Dan 9:6, Dan 9:16; Zac 1:15, Zac 11:5 the habitation: Jer 31:23; Psa 90:1, Psa 91:1 the hope: Jer 14:8; Psa 22:4, Psa 22:5; Ti1 1:1 Jeremiah 50:8”