_Tenth. The city had been besieged about a year, (chap. xxxix. 1.) and the prophet continued to admonish the king and people of their fate, chap. xxxiv. (Calmet) --- He bought land, to shew that they should one day return. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Court, at large, so that people might come to him freely. He was not chained or in prison, as [in] chap. xxxvii. 15., and xxxviii. 6, 13. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Eyes. They were afterwards put out at Reblatha, (Haydock) so that he could not see Babylon, Ezechiel xii. 13. (Worthington) --- Sedecias was imprisoned, and buried there by the Jews, chap. xxxiv. 5, 12._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Next. Priests could sell only to their fellow priests, Leviticus xxv. 34. (St. Jerome) --- Others might dispose of their landed property to any, until the year of jubilee. The nearest relation had the first offer, but he was not obliged to purchase. Jeremias now consented, to shew that the people s... [ Continue Reading ]
_Came into the city clandestinely; or rather he entered before the siege. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Silver. Hebrew, "seventeen sicles of silver." (Haydock) --- Coin was not yet used. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Outside. "There was another copy left open for inspection, (ver. 14.) which custom still prevails," says St. Jerome. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Days, safe from dampness, &c. Thus Origen found a version of the Bible preserved at Jericho. (Calmet) --- After the captivity, the owners shall claim their land._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Alas. Hebrew ahah, ah! only once. Septuagint, "O, thou Being, Lord God." (Haydock) --- Hard. Hebrew also, "hidden, wonderful," &c. (Calmet) --- "When the gods perform, nothing appears incredible." (Pindar, Pyt. x.) See ver. 27., and Luke i. 37. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_After them, to the third and fourth generation, Exodus xxxiv. 7. His mercy is more exalted. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Day. We remember thy ancient miracles, and witness others._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Any of. Literally, "all those," which seems better, as he who offends in one, becomes guilty of all; and the Jews certainly had observed some precepts, though they did not persevere unto the end. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_By. Literally, "at the presence of the sword," or by its force, Psalm lix. 6. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Is given, in the eternal decrees, ver. 28. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Baal, the sun, &c., chap. xix. 13., Sophonias i. 5., and 4 Kings xxiii. 12. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Continually, (Symmachus) "moreover," (Aquila) or "alone," (Septuagint and Theodoret) ver. 23. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Built it. The Jebusites polluted it. David himself offended, as well as Solomon, and under all the kings many crimes were committed, (Calmet) which is always the case in large cities. These general terms only denote a great corruption, tough some would be virtuous. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_It, under Achaz, Manasses, and perhaps the last kings of Juda, Ezechiel viii. 9._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Consecrate. Hebrew, "make them pass" through or into the fire, to be consumed in honour of Moloc, 4 Kings xxi. 6. --- Heart. They perhaps meant to imitate Abraham, chap. vii. 31._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lands. What is here said must be understood of the captives, yet in such a manner that Christians are more particularly designated, for the Jews never enjoyed such perfect security, nor followed one way, nor enjoyed the eternal covenant, (ver. 39, 40., and chap. xxxi. 31.; Calmet) except those who... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXXII.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Truth, like a tree which shall not be eradicated._... [ Continue Reading ]
Juda, and in. A farther description of these cities is given, situated about the capital, Hebron, Sephala, ( the plain) near Gaza, (Calmet) and the Negeb or south country, (Haydock) towards Arabia. Here the excellent commentary of St. Jerome ends, to our great loss. (Calmet) --- It was perhaps his l... [ Continue Reading ]