JEREMIAH CHAPTER 33 The taking of Jerusalem, carrying away the people, their return, JEREMIAH 33:1; joyful state and settled government, JEREMIAH 33:9. Christ the Branch of righteousness: his everlasting kingdom and priesthood; and blessed seed, JEREMIAH 33:15. SEE POOLE ON "JEREMIAH 32:2". Jeremiah... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MAKER THEREOF, that is, say some, of Jerusalem, (so Mr. Calvin,) or the maker of these promises, (so others interpret it,) _his name is Jehovah_; so as he hath a sufficiency in himself to make good his word to establish Jerusalem, or to establish the word spoken by him for the establishment of i... [ Continue Reading ]
God either speaketh to the people to pray unto him, or to the prophet on the behalf of the people to pray, promising him he would show him great things. OBJECT. But how doth God say that Jeremiah did not know them, when God before this time had revealed them to the prophet, and the prophet had revea... [ Continue Reading ]
That is, which in part are thrown dawn, and shall yet further be thrown down, by the engines of war which the Chaldeans use to batter down the city: see before, JEREMIAH 32:24. Some read _for the mounts_, as if they were thrown down by the citizens to make room for the citizens to cast up defensive... [ Continue Reading ]
It is very difficult to determine whether these words contain an entire sense in themselves, or what connexion they have with the foregoing words: not to repeat men's diverse apprehensions, of which a large account is given by the author of the English Annotations, I think they judge best who think... [ Continue Reading ]
The latter part of this verse expoundeth the former, for by HEALTH and CURE the prophet meaneth _peace and truth_: we met with the like metaphorical expression JEREMIAH 30:17: SEE POOLE ON "JEREMIAH 30:17". The miserable disturbed state of a nation being compared to wounds and sickness, the restorin... [ Continue Reading ]
In this verse the latter part is expounded by the former: the restoring of them is called _building them_, in opposition to the throwing them down, by the mounts mentioned JEREMIAH 33:4; unless by building be to be understood not laying the foundation of their new state, but the further prospering o... [ Continue Reading ]
Here is but one thing expressed by two phrases; the word by us translated cleanse signifies to expiate or purify, with allusion to the legal purifications, so as cleansing must not be understood of regeneration, but of that pardon which is mentioned in the latter part of the verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
I will do so well by this people, that other nations shall honour and praise me for my goodness to them; and not only so, but shall fear to engage against a nation so beloved and favoured by me, EXODUS 15:14,16: Others interpret it of a religious fear and trembling, to which God's mercy to the Israe... [ Continue Reading ]
YE SAY; those of you who, though you find no great difficulty to believe what I have prophesied concerning the Chaldeans taking this city, seeing it upon the matter already taken, yet find a difficulty to believe what I tell you about the people's returning, and the rebuilding of it. The Lord speake... [ Continue Reading ]
The sum of this verse is, that those that should be carried into captivity should return, and upon their return they should be in their former states; both as to civil transactions, they should again marry and give in marriage; and as to civil and spiritual joy, they should publicly praise the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
That is, a great part of which is, and the other part shall soon be, desolate. In all these places there shall be flocks and herds of sheep and goats, which the shepherd shall take care of as in former times.... [ Continue Reading ]
So as to keep tale of them, as it is said they were wont to do both morning and evening in those countries.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord is not _yea_ and _nay_, he cannot lie nor repent. I speak not of the present time, but there shall be a time when God will justify every good word of this nature which he hath spoken to his ancient people.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whatsoever the Jews and some others say, the BRANCH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS here spoken of can be meant of no other but Christ, who is called a Branch out of the stem of Jesse, ISAIAH 11:1; the _Branch of the Lord_, ISAIAH 4:2; a righteous Branch, JEREMIAH 23:5. (See the notes on those places.) Zorobabel,... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBHeb; IN THOSE DAYS SHALL JUDAH BE SAVED, AND JERUSALEM SHALL DWELL SAFELY: it is the opinion of some that a spiritual salvation and security is promised under these expressions, but the most and best interpreters rather understand it of a temporal salvation as primarily intended, though typical o... [ Continue Reading ]
This is apparently a promise relating to Christ, for David's line had failed long since, had it not been continued in Christ, whose kingdom is and shall be an everlasting kingdom. So long as Israel remained a kingdom, those of the line of David ruled over it; when that failed, Christ came in the fle... [ Continue Reading ]
The best interpreters understand this of a ministry to abide in the church to the end of the world, according to MATTHEW 28:20; nor is it unusual for God in the Old Testament to express promises relating to, and to be fulfilled under, the gospel by expressions and terms proper to the Old Testament,... [ Continue Reading ]
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By the COVENANT OF DAY AND NIGHT here is meant the same with the _ordinances_ mentioned JEREMIAH 31:35. God's law established in the course. of natural causes, by virtue of which the day and night orderly succeed one another. These verses are but a further confirmation of what was said before, and t... [ Continue Reading ]
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The former promise was for the stability, this for the multiplication of the church, which is here expressed under the notion of the SEED OF DAVID, that is, the members of Christ: the Jews were ordinarily called the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but I do not remember they are any where called t... [ Continue Reading ]
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THIS PEOPLE, that is, (say some,) the enemies of the Jews; but it may as well be interpreted either of the wicked Jews, wicked men being always full of groundless, presumptuous hopes, or sunk in despair; or of such amongst them as were better, but weak in faith, that knew not how to give any firm as... [ Continue Reading ]
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By THE SEED OF JACOB, and _of Abraham and Isaac_, are meant the body of the Jews, to whom these three patriarchs were common heads; by the _seed of David_, persons lineally descended from David, who should rule over the Israel of God. The sum of these two verses is plainly no more than God had said... [ Continue Reading ]