And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, [and] in the fifth month, [that] Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which [was] of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people,... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Ver. 2. _Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel._] Thus this wretch makes overly bold with that _Nomen Maiestativum,_ holy and reverend name of God; whom he entitleth also to his f... [ Continue Reading ]
Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: Ver. 3. _Within two full years._] Jeremiah had said seventy; Hananiah, a man of prime authority, some say high pr... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD, Ver. 5. _Then the prophet Jeremiah said._] Without gall or guile. Like the waters of Siloah at the foot of Sion, Isa 8:6 which runs sof... [ Continue Reading ]
Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place. Ver. 6. _Amen, the Lord so do,_] _q.d., _ I wish it may be so as thou saye... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people; Ver. 7. _Nevertheless, hear thou now._] _Audi quaeso._ Hear, I pray thee; soft words, but hard arguments. See on Isaiah 5:3 . _ And in the ears of all the people._] Whom I desire not to deceive, and... [ Continue Reading ]
The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. Ver. 8. _The prophets that have been before me, &c., _] _q.d., _ _Committamus, Anania, nos tempori, &c._ Let us be judged by our p... [ Continue Reading ]
_The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, [then] shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him._ Ver. 9. _The prophet which prophesieth of peace._] As thou now doest, but time will confute thee, and event will show thee to be a liar. T... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. Ver. 10. Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.] This was a most insolent and desperate fact in Hananiah - but _nihil est audacius illis deprensis_ - and... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way._ Ver. 11. _And Hananiah spake in the presence o... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah [the prophet], after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Ver. 12. _After that Hananiah had broken the yoke._] Which he looked upon as an eyesore while it was whole, and a real contradiction to... [ Continue Reading ]
Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. Ver. 13. _Thou hast broken the yokes of wood._] That were weaker and lighter; “ _Nunc graviora feres._ ” _But thou shalt make for them yokes of iron._] Thou, Jeremiah... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. Ver. 14. _For thus saith the Lord of hosts._] Here were... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. Ver. 15. _Thou makest this people to trust in a lie._] Who loved to have it so, Jer 5:31 and were therefore justly left to obduration and horribl... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. Ver. 16. _Behold, I will cast thee._] I will shortly lay thee low enough together with thy lordly looks, as D. Taylor, martyr, once... [ Continue Reading ]
So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. Ver. 17. _So Hananiah died._] Two months after this prediction, Jer 28:1 yet the people relented not, but persisted in their obstinace to the end. Such a sward, or rather hoof, is grown over some men's hearts, as neither ministry, nor... [ Continue Reading ]