Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 50:5

"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." — Jeremiah 50:5 (ASV)

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward. —Literally, in this direction. The correction is not without significance, as it shows that the prophecy was written in Judah, and therefore, to that extent, supports Jeremiah’s authorship.

A perpetual covenant. —The prophet may have had the promise of the new covenant of Jeremiah 31:31 in his thoughts, as it was about to receive at least a partial fulfillment. In Ezra 8:21-23 and Ezra 10:3, we find what we may regard as an effort by the people to enter into such a covenant.