Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who [was] also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. Ver. 1. _Now Pashur the son of Immer,_] _i.e., _ One of the posterity of Immer, after many generations. See 1 Chronicles 24:14 . _ Who was also chief governo... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that [were] in the high gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the house of the LORD. Ver. 2. _Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet._] Either with his fist, as Zedekiah did Micaiah, 1Ki 22:24 and as Bonner did Hawkes and other martyrs, p... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib. Ver. 3. _Pashur brought forth Jeremiah._] To be judged, say some; but why then did he first smite him? An officer should... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold [it]: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. Ver. 5. _Moreover I will... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies. Ver. 6. _There shalt thou be buried._] In a dunghill perhaps, as Bishop Bon... [ Continue Reading ]
_O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me._ Ver. 7. _O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived._] _a_ From hence to the end of the chapter the prophet, not without some tang and taint of hum... [ Continue Reading ]
_For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily._ Ver. 8. _For since I spake, I cried out,_] _i.e., _ Ever since I took upon me the office of a prophet, I executed it vigorously, I cried with full mouth. Je... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not [stay]. Ver. 9. _Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name,_] _a_ _... [ Continue Reading ]
_For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, [say they], and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, [saying], Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him._ Ver. 10. _For I heard the defaming of many,... [ Continue Reading ]
But the LORD [is] with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: [their] everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. Ver. 11. _But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one._] _I... [ Continue Reading ]
_But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, [and] seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause._ Ver. 12. _But, O Lord of hosts._] See Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10 . _ Let me see thy vengeance on them._] Some pert and pride themselve... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. Ver. 13. _Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord._] _Nota hic alternantis animi motus aestusque._ Here the Spirit triumpheth over the flesh; as in the next verses, the flesh again gets the... [ Continue Reading ]
Cursed [be] the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. Ver. 14. _Cursed be the day wherein I was born._] What a sudden change of his note is here! Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, saith James, these things ought not so to be.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cursed [be] the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad. Ver. 15. _Cursed be the man._] Let him have a curse for a reward of his so good news. Thus the prophet, in a fit of impatience, carrieth himself as one who, being cut by a surgeon and... [ Continue Reading ]
And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide; Ver. 16. _And let that man be._] A most bitter curse, but causeless. The devil of discontent, where it prevaileth, maketh the heart to be for the time... [ Continue Reading ]
Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb [to be] always great [with me]. Ver. 17. _Because he slew me not, &c._] Why, but is not life a mercy? A living dog better than a dead lion. See on Job 3:10; Job 10:18,19 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? Ver. 18. _Wherefore came I forth, &c._] Passions are a most dangerous and heady water when once they are out. _ That my days should be consumed with shame?_] Why, but a Christian soldier ma... [ Continue Reading ]