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CONCERNING THE KINGS OF JUDAH (22:1-23:8)
CHAPTER 22
_ 1. The message in the house of the king of Judah (Jeremiah 22:1) _
2. Touching Shallum, the King of Judah (Jeremiah 22:11)
3. Concerning Jeho...
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JEREMIAH 22:1 TO JEREMIAH 23:8. This section contains several distinct
Jeremianic prophecies, relating to contemporary kings of Judah; they
have been editorially collected, probably with some expansio...
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SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle....
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_I swear by myself_ For comment on this as the most solemn and binding
form of oath, see Hebrews 6:13-18. The form is repeated in Jeremiah
49:13, and occurs besides in Genesis 22:16;...
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B. General Remarks Regarding the Royal House
Jeremiah 22:1-9
TRANSLATION
(1) Thus says the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and
speak there this word, (2) And say, Hear the word of th...
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But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the
LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
I SWEAR BY MYSELF - (; ). God swears, because it seemed to them
incredible that th...
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1-9. Call to amendment of life....
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I SWEAR BY MYSELF. — The formula is an exceptionally rare one, but
meets us in Genesis 22:16. In Deuteronomy 32:40 the came thought is
embodied in the language of the loftiest poetry. The principle in...
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וְ אִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֔וּ אֶת ־הַ
דְּבָרִ֖ים
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CHAPTER XXIX
RUIN
Jeremiah 22:1; Jeremiah 26:14
"The sword, the pestilence, and the famine,"- Jeremiah 21:9 and
passim.
"Terror on every side."-...
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The message Jeremiah gave the deputation was not enough. He was
commanded to go to the house of the king. This he did, and what he
there said occupies the succeeding Chapter s up to and including
chap...
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But if ye will not hear these words, I (b) swear by myself, saith the
LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
(b) Showing that there is no one greater than he is, (Hebrews 6:13)
and that he...
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In the preceding Chapter messengers from the King, were sent to the
Prophet, to know the Lord's will concerning his people. In this, the
prophet is sent with a message to the King, and with promises o...
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We explained yesterday the declaration of the Prophet, — that the
kingdom would again be restored by the Lord, if the king and his
servants and the whole people repented. He now introduces a
comminati...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21, 22, AND 23.
On the occasion of Zedekiah's request to Jeremiah to know if the Lord
would interfere in favour of the people against Nebuchadnezzar, the
Spir...
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BUT IF YE WILL NOT HEAR THESE WORDS,.... Will give no attention, and
yield no obedience to them:
I SWEAR BY MYSELF, SAITH THE LORD; and by a greater he cannot swear;
and that is the reason why he swe...
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But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the
LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
Ver. 5. _That this house shall become a desolation._] This stately
edifice, the plac...
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_Thus saith the Lord, Execute ye judgment_, &c. That is, administer
justice to all your subjects. The _stranger_, the _fatherless_, and
the _widow_ are particularly named, as persons who have the fewe...
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WARNING AGAINST UNRIGHTEOUSNESS AND OPPRESSION...
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But if ye will not hear these words, disregarding their solemn
warning, I SWEAR BY MYSELF, SAITH THE LORD, by the highest instance to
which appeal can be made at any time, THAT THIS HOUSE SHALL BECOME...
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1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of
David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that
he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way t...
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_ By hearing_ the prophet meaneth _hearkening to_ and _obeying_. God
accounteth us to hear no more than we practise. If (saith the prophet)
you will not _execute judgment_, &c., I give you the greates...
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Jeremiah 22:5 hear H8085 (H8799) words H1697 swear H7650 (H8738) says
H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 house...
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THE ONE WHO SITS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID IS CALLED ON TO ENSURE JUSTICE
AND FREEDOM FROM OPPRESSION FOR HIS PEOPLE, SOMETHING WHICH IF
ACCOMPLISHED WILL RESULT IN HIS TRIUMPH, BUT ACCOMPANIED BY THE
WA...
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CONTENTS: Message to Zedekiah, concluded. The King exhorted to execute
judgment.
CHARACTERS: God, Zedekiah, Shallum, Jeremiah, Jehoiakim, Coniah,
Nebuchadnezzar.
CONCLUSION: God never casts one off...
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Jeremiah 22:10. _Weep not for the dead,_ as you have wept bitterly for
king Josiah, but weep for him who goes into captivity, for he shall
return no more.
Jeremiah 22:11. _Shallum the son of Josiah._...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. Early
in Jehoiakim’s reign; contemporary with chap. 22. See Notes. Dr.
_Payne Smith_ places this prophecy prior to Jehoiakim’s
manifestatio...
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EXPOSITION
Jeremiah 22:1 and Jeremiah 23:1, are connected together by similarity
of subject. The temporal and spiritual leaders of the people, who are
mainly responsible for the national catastrophe,...
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Now the Lord commanded Jeremiah to go down to the king's house and
speak there at the king's house this word. The other, it was a message
sent back to the king. Now go on down to his house and speak t...
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2 Chronicles 7:19; 2 Chronicles 7:22; Amos 6:8; Amos 8:7; Amos 8:8;...