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They will come and bind themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/50.htm">New Living Translation</a> They will ask the way to Jerusalem and will start back home again. They will bind themselves to the LORD with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Standard Version</a> They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’ <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50.htm">King James Bible</a> They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/50.htm">New King James Version</a> They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, ‘Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD In a perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come so that they may join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They will ask for the way to Zion—turning their faces in its direction and saying, ‘Come!’—in order that they may join themselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will ask about Zion, turning their faces to this road. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in a permanent covenant that will never be forgotten. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will ask about Zion, turning their faces to this road. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/50.htm">American Standard Version</a> They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will ask the way to Zion and then come and join with me in making an agreement you won't break or forget. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/50.htm">English Revised Version</a> They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will ask which road goes to Zion and turn in that direction. They will go there to make a permanent agreement with the LORD. It will not be forgotten. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/50.htm">Good News Translation</a> They will ask the way to Zion and then go in that direction. They will make an eternal covenant with me and never break it. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/50.htm">International Standard Version</a> They'll ask the way to Zion, turning their faces in that direction. They'll come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that won't be forgotten. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten. <a href="/net/jeremiah/50.htm">NET Bible</a> They will ask the way to Zion; they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the LORD in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it. They will come, and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces towards it, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. <a href="/web/jeremiah/50.htm">World English Bible</a> They will inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, and join yourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They ask the way [to] Zion, "" Their faces [are] toward that place: Come in, and we are joined to YHWH, "" A perpetual covenant—never forgotten. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> To Zion they ask the way, Thitherward are their faces: Come in, and we are joined unto Jehovah, A covenant age-during -- not forgotten. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To Zion shall they ask the way, thither their faces: Come ye, and we will join ourselves to Jehovah an eternal covenant; it shall not be forgotten.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They shall ask the way to Sion, their faces are hitherward. They shall come, and shall be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which shall never be forgotten. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They will ask the way to Zion; their faces will be set toward this place. They will arrive and will be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which nothing will wipe away into oblivion. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/50.htm">New American Bible</a> They shall ask for Zion, seeking out the way. “Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant, never to be forgotten.” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, and they shall come and join themselves to the LORD by an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces towards it, saying, Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant which shall not be forgotten. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> They shall ask about the ways of Zion for their sakes. “Come, we will join LORD JEHOVAH an eternal covenant that is not forgotten!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They shall inquire concerning Zion With their faces hitherward: 'Come ye, and join yourselves to the LORD In an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> They shall ask the way till they come to Sion, for that way shall they set their face; and they shall come and flee for refuge to the Lord their God; for the everlasting covenant shall not be forgotten. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15264" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Hope for Israel and Judah</a> 4“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God. 5<a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: yiš·’ā·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">They will ask</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">to Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">and turn their faces</a> <a href="/hebrew/2008.htm" title="2008: hên·nāh (Adv) -- Hither. From hen; hither or thither.">toward it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">They will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/3867.htm" title="3867: wə·nil·wū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to twine, i.e. to unite, to remain; also to borrow or To lend.">and join</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">themselves to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">in an everlasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">that will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: ṯiš·šā·ḵê·aḥ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">be forgotten.</a> 6My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a> And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a> Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. <a href="/zechariah/8-21.htm">Zechariah 8:21-23</a> and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’ / And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.” / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-25</a> My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a> So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a> On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious. <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22</a> Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5</a> Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you. <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Micah 4:2</a> And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Isaiah 61:8</a> For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. <a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a> “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Isaiah 49:22</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a> And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a> And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.ask<a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a> Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.<a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8,9</a> Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way… <a href="/psalms/84-7.htm">Psalm 84:7</a> They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.Come<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-36</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: … <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3-5</a> And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem… <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1,2</a> But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it… in a<a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Jeremiah 32:40</a> And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.<a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a> Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.that shall<a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Jeremiah 32:40</a> And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.<a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10,14</a> And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away… <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-10</a> But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-18.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-18.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-7.htm">Inquire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Join</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-28.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-9.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/judges/18-15.htm">Thitherward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-24.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">United</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-4.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Yourselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Inquire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-17.htm">Join</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-9.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/daniel/3-16.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/romans/15-24.htm">Thitherward</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-19.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/daniel/2-43.htm">United</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-14.htm">Yourselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 50</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm">The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of Israel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, represents the spiritual center for the Israelites. Historically, Zion was the location of the Temple, the dwelling place of God among His people. This longing to return to Zion reflects a repentance and a turning away from idolatry and sin. It echoes the call in <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a>, where nations are drawn to the mountain of the Lord to learn His ways.and turn their faces toward it. Turning one's face toward Zion signifies a deliberate and intentional decision to seek God and His ways. This act of turning is symbolic of repentance, a common theme in the prophetic books. It suggests a reorientation of life and priorities, aligning oneself with God's purposes. In the context of the Babylonian exile, this turning back to Zion represents hope and restoration, as seen in <a href="/psalms/126.htm">Psalm 126:1</a>, where the return from captivity is likened to a dream fulfilled.They will come and join themselves to the LORD This phrase speaks to a covenantal relationship, where the people commit themselves to God. The idea of joining oneself to the Lord is reminiscent of the covenant language found in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a>, where Israel is called to fear, serve, and hold fast to God. It implies a deep, personal commitment and loyalty, akin to the marriage covenant, which is a recurring metaphor for God's relationship with His people (<a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a>).in an everlasting covenant The everlasting covenant refers to the unbreakable promise between God and His people. This covenant is not new but a renewal and fulfillment of the promises made to Abraham, Moses, and David. It points to the New Covenant prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, where God promises to write His law on the hearts of His people. This covenant is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice establishes an eternal relationship with God (<a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>).that will never be forgotten. This assurance of a covenant that will never be forgotten highlights God's faithfulness and the permanence of His promises. Unlike human covenants, which can be broken, God's covenant is eternal and unchanging. This phrase reassures the people of God's enduring commitment to them, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a>, where God promises that His covenant of peace will not be removed. It underscores the hope and security found in God's unchanging nature and His steadfast love.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the city of God, and symbolically representing the spiritual center of God's people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the central figure in the covenant relationship with Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/e/everlasting_covenant.htm">Everlasting Covenant</a> A perpetual agreement between God and His people, signifying a deep, unbreakable relationship. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/50.htm">Jeremiah 50</a> is the prophecy against Babylon, representing the place of exile and oppression for the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people who are in exile but are prophesied to return to Zion and renew their covenant with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_path.htm">Seeking God’s Path</a> Just as the Israelites sought the way to Zion, believers today are called to seek God's path in their lives, turning their faces toward Him. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The everlasting covenant signifies a deep, personal relationship with God that believers are invited to enter and maintain. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> The prophecy of returning to Zion offers hope for restoration and renewal, applicable to personal spiritual journeys. <a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god.htm">Commitment to God</a> Joining oneself to the Lord involves a commitment that is both personal and communal, reflecting a life dedicated to His service. <a href="/topical/e/enduring_faithfulness.htm">Enduring Faithfulness</a> The everlasting nature of the covenant reminds believers of God's unchanging faithfulness and calls them to respond with enduring faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 50</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a> <a href="/q/who_or_what_is_the_daughter_of_zion.htm">Who or what is the Daughter of Zion?</a> <a href="/q/why_threaten_a_city_if_one_righteous_saves.htm">Why would God threaten a city in Jeremiah 5:1 if one righteous person could save it, unlike the mercy shown in Genesis 18?</a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_babylon_egypt_judged_like_ezekiel_22_15.htm">Why is there no mention of any other civilizations, such as Babylon or Egypt, being judged in the same manner as described in Ezekiel 22:15, despite historical records of their own atrocities?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/50.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward.--Literally, hitherward. The correction is not without significance, as showing that the prophecy was written in Judah, and therefore as far as that fact goes, as being in favour of Jeremiah's authorship.A perpetual covenant.--The prophet may have had the promise of the new covenant of <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:">Jeremiah 31:31</a> in his thoughts, as being about to receive at least a partial fulfilment. In <a href="/context/ezra/8-21.htm" title="Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.">Ezra 8:21-23</a>; <a href="/ezra/10-3.htm" title="Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.">Ezra 10:3</a> we find what we may look on as an effort of the people to enter into such a covenant.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Thitherward; rather, hitherward: The prophet is evidently writing from Jerusalem (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Jeremiah 51:50</a>). Let us join ourselves. A conjectural emendation (nilveh for nilvu, a difficult reading, meaning, perhaps, "join yourselves"). A perpetual covenant. The same phrase occurs in <a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Jeremiah 32:40</a>. The addition, "that shall not be forgotten," reminds us of "the ark of the covenant," which was "not to be remembered" (<a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They will ask יִשְׁאָ֔לוּ (yiš·’ā·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand the way דֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action to Zion צִיּ֣וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem [and turn] their faces פְנֵיהֶ֑ם (p̄ə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face toward it. הֵ֣נָּה (hên·nāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2008.htm">Strong's 2008: </a> Hither, thither They will come בֹּ֚אוּ (bō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and join וְנִלְו֣וּ (wə·nil·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3867.htm">Strong's 3867: </a> To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend themselves to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel in an everlasting עוֹלָ֖ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always covenant בְּרִ֥ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant that will never לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be forgotten. תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ (ṯiš·šā·ḵê·aḥ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Jeremiah 50:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:5 They shall inquire concerning Zion with their (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/50-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 50:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 50:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>