The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. TENTH YEAR. The siege of Jerusalem had already begun in the 10th month of the 9th year of Zedekiah (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house. JEREMIAH ... WAS SHUT UP IN THE COURT OF THE PRISON - i:e., in the open space occupied by the guard, whence he was not allowed to depart... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR ZEDEKIAH KING OF JUDAH HAD SHUT HIM UP, SAYING, WHEREFORE DOST THOU PROPHESY, AND SAY, THUS SAITH THE LORD, BEHOLD, I WILL GIVE THIS CITY INTO THE HAND OF THE KING OF BABYLON, AND HE SHALL TAKE IT;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; HIS EYES SHALL BEHOLD HIS EYES - i:e., only before reaching Babylon, whic... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper. THERE SHALL HE BE UNTIL I VISIT HIM - in a good sense (); referring to the honour paid Zedekiah at his death and burial (Jeremiah 34:4). Perha... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, JEREMIAH SAID - resuming the thread of , which was interrupted by the parenthesis (Jeremiah 32:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. SON OF SHALLUM THINE UNCLE - therefore Jeremiah's first cousin. FIELD ... IN ANATHOTH - a sacerdotal city, and so having 1,000 cub... [ Continue Reading ]
So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I... [ Continue Reading ]
And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. I BOUGHT ... AND WEIGHED HIM THE MONEY ... SEVENTEEN SHEKELS OF SILVER. As the shekel was only 2 shillings 4d., the total would be under 2 pounds sterling-a rather s... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND I SUBSCRIBED THE EVIDENCE, AND SEALED IT, AND TOOK WITNESSES, AND WEIGHED HIM THE MONEY IN THE BALANCES._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: I TOOK THE EVIDENCE OF THE PURCHASE, BOTH SEALED ... AND ... OPEN. Two deeds were drawn up in a contract of sale; the one, the original copy, witnessed and sealed with the... [ Continue Reading ]
And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. BARUCH - Jeremiah's amanu... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND I CHARGED BARUCH BEFORE THEM, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. IN AN EARTHEN VESSEL - that the documents might not be injured by the... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. HOUSES AND FIELDS ... SHALL BE POSSESSED AGAIN - (cf. ; ; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, Jeremiah, not comprehending how God's threat of, destroying Judah could be reconciled with God's commanding him to purchase land in it, as if in a free country, has recourse to his... [ Continue Reading ]
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: THOU HAST MADE ... HEAVEN. Jeremiah extols God's creative power as a ground for humility on his part as man. It is not my part to call thee, the mighty G... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, THOU SHOWEST LOVING-KINDNESS UNTO THOUSANDS, AND RECOMPENSEST THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS INTO THE BOSO... [ Continue Reading ]
Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: GREAT IN COUNSEL, AND MIGHTY IN WORK - great in both devising and executing (, "Wonderful in counsel, and excelle... [ Continue Reading ]
Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; WHICH HAST SET SIGNS ... IN ... EGYPT, EVEN UNTO THIS DAY - thou hast given "signs" of thy power from the day when thou didst deliver Israel o... [ Continue Reading ]
And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; AND HAST BROUGHT FORTH THY PEOPLE ISRAEL OUT OF ... EGYPT - (Psalms 136:11).... [ Continue Reading ]
And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; AND HAST GIVEN THEM THIS LAND, WHICH THOU DIDST SWEAR - God gave it by a gratuitous covenant, not for their deserts.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them: THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING OF ALL THAT THOU COMMANDEDST ... THEREFORE THOU HAST CA... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. BEHOLD THE MOUNTS - mound... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. FOR THE CITY IS GIVEN INTO THE HANDS OF THE CHALDEANS - rather, though, etc.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN CAME THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO JEREMIAH, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? Yahweh retorts Jeremiah's own words; I am, indeed, as thou sayest (), the God and Creator of "all flesh," and "nothing is too hard for me:" thine own words ought to have taught thee that, though Judea and Jerusalem a... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEREFORE THUS SAITH THE LORD; BEHOLD, I WILL GIVE THIS CITY INTO THE HAND OF THE CHALDEANS, AND INTO THE HAND OF NEBUCHADREZZAR KING OF BABYLON, AND HE SHALL TAKE IT:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. THE CHALDEANS ... SHALL ... BURN IT WITH THE HOUSES UP... [ Continue Reading ]
For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ... HAVE ONLY DONE EVIL - literally, have been doing only evil, impl... [ Continue Reading ]
For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, THIS CITY HATH BEEN TO ME AS A PROVOCATION OF MINE ANGER - literally, 'for mine anger.' Calvin, therefore, connects these wo... [ Continue Reading ]
Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. THEIR PRIESTS ... PROPHETS - (; ). Hence, lear... [ Continue Reading ]
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. THEY HAVE TURNED UNTO ME THE BACK, AND NOT THE FACE - (). RISING UP EARLY AND TEACHING THEM - ().... [ Continue Reading ]
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. (; Ezekiel 8:5).... [ Continue Reading ]
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. CAUSE THEIR S... [ Continue Reading ]
And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; AND NOW THEREFORE - rather, but now, nevertheless. Notwithstanding that their guilt d... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: I WILL GATHER THEM OUT OF ALL COUNTRIES - (note, ). The "all countries" implies a fut... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, AND I ... THEIR GOD - (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: I WILL GIVE THEM ONE HEART - all seeking the Lord with one accord, in contrast to their state when only scattered individuals sought Him (Ezekiel 11:19; ). FOR .... [ Continue Reading ]
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. I WILL MAKE AN EVERLASTING COVENANT WITH THEM - (; ; ). THEY SHALL NOT DEPART FROM ME - never yet fully realized... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. I WILL REJOICE OVER THEM - (; , "As the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee;" ; ). I WILL PLANT THEM ... ASSUREDLY - rathe... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. LIKE AS I HAVE BROUGHT ALL THIS GREAT EVIL UPON THIS PEOPLE, SO WILL I BRING UPON THEM ALL THE GOOD - (). The restoration from Babylon was only... [ Continue Reading ]
And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. FIELDS SHALL BE BOUGHT IN THIS LAND ( ), WHEREOF YE SAY, IT IS DESOLATE - ().... [ Continue Reading ]
Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause th... [ Continue Reading ]