Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, SHUT UP - (Jeremiah 32:2; ). Though Jeremiah was shut up in bondage, the word of God was "not bound.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; THE LORD, THE MAKER THEREOF - rather, the Doer of it-namely, of that which Jeremiah is about to prophesy, the restoration of Israel, an act which is thought now impossible, but which the Almigh... [ Continue Reading ]
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. CALL UNTO ME ... I WILL ANSWER - (; ). Jeremiah, as the representative of the people of God, is urged by God to pray for that which God has determined to grant-namely, the restoration. God's prom... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, CONCERNING THE HOUSES OF THIS CITY, AND CONCERNING THE HOUSES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH, WHICH ARE THROWN DOWN BY THE MOUNTS, AND BY THE SWORD;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city. THEY COME TO FIGHT WITH THE CHALDEANS - the Jews; the defenders of the "houses" () "come forw... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. BEHOLD, I WILL BRING IT HEALTH AND CURE - (). The answer to Jeremiah's mournful question (). CURE - literally, the long linen bandage employed in dressing wounds. I WILL... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. I WILL CAUSE THE CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH AND ... ISRAEL TO RETURN - i:e., I will reverse it (; ). The specification both of "Judah" and "Israel" can only apply fully to the future restora... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. I WILL CLEANSE THEM - (; ; Hebrews 9:13, "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through th... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it. IT - the city. SHALL BE TO ME A NAME OF JO... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, IN THIS PLACE, WHICH YE SAY ... DE... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. F... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. AGAIN ... AN HABITATION OF SHEPHERDS ... FLOCKS - in contrast to , "without man ... without inh... [ Continue Reading ]
In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. IN THE PLACES ABOUT JERUSAL... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. I WILL PERFORM - `I will make to rise' [ wahªqimotiy (H6965)]; God's promise having for a time seemed to lie dead and abortive (Calvin).... [ Continue Reading ]
In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. IN THOSE DAYS ... WILL I CAUSE THE BRANCH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS TO GROW UP UNTO DAVID. Repeated from . IN THE LAND - the Holy Land; Israel an... [ Continue Reading ]
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. JERUSALEM SHALL DWELL SAFELY - in , instead of this, it is "Israel." THIS IS THE NAME WHEREWITH SHE SHALL BE CALLED, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS -... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; DAVID SHALL NEVER WANT A MAN TO SIT UPON THE THRONE. The promises of the perpetuity of the throne of David shall be fulfilled in Messiah, the son of David (; ; ; ; ; cf. Luke 1:32).... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS ... WANT A MAN BEFORE ME ... TO DO SACRIFICE CONTINUALLY - referring to Messiah's literal priesthood (; ; Hebrews 7:24), an... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO JEREMIAH, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; IF YE CAN BREAK MY COVENANT OF THE DAY - i:e., covenant with the day; answering to "covenant with David" (, also , "covenant ... with day;" cf. ;... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN MAY ALSO MY COVENANT BE BROKEN WITH DAVID MY SERVANT, THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE A SON TO REIGN UPON HIS THRONE; AND WITH THE LEVITES THE PRIESTS, MY MINISTERS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. AS THE HOST OF HEAVEN CANNOT BE NUMBERED - (; ). The blessings there promised belonged to all the tribes; here it is restricted... [ Continue Reading ]
_MOREOVER THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO JEREMIAH, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; IF MY COVENANT BE NOT WITH DAY AND NIGHT - (; ; Psalms 74:16). I who have established the laws of nature am the same God who have made a covenant with the Church.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them. THE SEED OF ... ISAAC - (; ; , "Israel ... the house of Isaac"). Re... [ Continue Reading ]