In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, The prophecies which gave the offence were those given in detail in Jeremiah 7:1; Jeremiah 8:1; Jeremiah 9:1 (cf. , "I will make this The prophecies which gave the offence were those gi... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: STAND IN THE COURT OF THE LORD'S HOUSE - the largest court from which he coul... [ Continue Reading ]
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. IF SO BE THEY WILL HEARKEN - expressed according to human conceptions; not as if God did not foreknow all contingencies, but to... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT SAY UNTO THEM, THUS SAITH THE LORD; IF YE WILL NOT HEARKEN TO ME, TO WALK IN MY LAW, WHICH I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU,_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE.... [ Continue Reading ]
To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; TO HEARKEN TO THE WORDS OF MY SERVANTS THE PROPHETS - the inspired interpreters of the law (), who adapted it to the use of the people.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. THEN WILL I MAKE THIS HOUSE LIKE SHILOH - where the ark was set up at first, and from which it was taken by the Israelites to save them in their battle against the Philistines: but in vain,... [ Continue Reading ]
_SO THE PRIESTS AND THE PROPHETS AND ALL THE PEOPLE HEARD JEREMIAH SPEAKING THESE WORDS IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. THE PRIESTS. The captain (or prefect) of the temple had the power of appr... [ Continue Reading ]
_WHY HAST THOU PROPHESIED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, SAYING, THIS HOUSE SHALL BE LIKE SHILOH, AND THIS CITY SHALL BE DESOLATE WITHOUT AN INHABITANT? AND ALL THE PEOPLE WERE GATHERED AGAINST JEREMIAH IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house. WHEN THE PRINCES - members of the Council of State, or great council, which took cognizance of such offences. HEARD T... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN SPAKE THE PRIESTS AND THE PROPHETS UNTO THE PRINCES AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE, SAYING, THIS MAN IS WORTHY TO DIE; FOR HE HATH PROPHESIED AGAINST THIS CITY, AS YE HAVE HEARD WITH YOUR EARS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. THE LORD SENT ME - a valid justification against any laws alleged against him. TO PROPHESY AGAINST THIS HOUSE AND AGAIN... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. AMEND ... AND THE LORD WILL REPENT HIM OF THE EVIL - (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. AS FOR ME, BEHOLD, I AM IN YOUR HAND: DO WITH ME AS SEEMETH GOOD - Jeremiah's humility is herein shown, and submission to the powers that be ().... [ Continue Reading ]
But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. IF YE PUT ME TO DEATH, YE SHALL SURELY BRING INNOC... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God. THEN SAID THE PRINCES AND ALL THE PEOPLE. The fickle people, as they were previously influenced by the priests to clamour for his... [ Continue Reading ]
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, THEN ROSE UP CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS - members of the great council. (Compare Gamaliel's interposition in behalf of Peter and John, , etc.) ELDERS - some of the "princes" mentioned (), those whose... [ Continue Reading ]
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. MICAH - (). MORA... [ Continue Reading ]
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. Hezekiah, so far from killing him, was led to "fear th... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-je'arim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah: As the flight and capture of Urijah must have occupied some time, "the beginning of the r... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND WHEN JEHOIAKIM THE KING, WITH ALL HIS MIGHTY MEN, AND ALL THE PRINCES, HEARD HIS WORDS, THE KING SOUGHT TO PUT HIM TO DEATH: BUT WHEN URIJAH HEARD IT, HE WAS AFRAID, AND FLED, AND WENT INTO EGYPT;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. JEHOIAKIM THE KING SENT MEN INTO EGYPT. He had been put on the throne by Pharaoh of Egypt (). This explains the readiness with which he got the Egyptians to give up Urijah to him,... [ Continue Reading ]
And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. GRAVES OF THE COMMON PEOPLE - literally, son of the people (cf. ; Josiah "cast the powder thereof (i:e., of the grove-id... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. AHIKAM - son of Shaphan the scribe, or royal secretary. He was one of those whom King Josiah, when struck by the words of the book of the law, sent... [ Continue Reading ]