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Verse Jeremiah 14:13. _AH, LORD GOD! BEHOLD, THE PROPHETS SAY UNTO
THEM_] True, Lord, they are exceedingly wicked; but the false prophets
have deceived them; this is some mitigation of their offense....
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The false prophets in Jeremiah’s days were so numerous and
influential an to counteract and almost nullify the influence of the
true prophet. We find in Isaiah the first indications of the internal
de...
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II. THE PROPHET'S MINISTRY BEFORE THE FALL OF JERUSALEM, THE
PROPHECIES OF JUDGMENT AND RESTORATION, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF
JEREMIAH, HIS FAITHFULNESS AND HIS SUFFERING
CHAPTER 14
The Great Drought...
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JEREMIAH 14:1 TO JEREMIAH 15:9. THE DROUGHT IN JUDAH, AND JEREMIAH'S
CONSEQUENT INTERCESSION. The date of this disaster is unknown, but
some year in the latter half of Jehoiakim's reign is most probab...
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C. The Prophet's Second Petition Rejected Jeremiah 14:13-18
TRANSLATION
(13) And I said, Ah Lord GOD, Behold, the prophets are saying to them,
You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine;...
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Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye
shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give
you assured peace in this place.
THEN SAID I, AH, LORD GOD!...
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1-6. Description of the drought....
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Jeremiah pleads that the false prophets have misled the people....
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AH, LORD GOD! — Literally, as in Jeremiah 1:6, _Alas, my Lord_
(_Adonaï_)_ Jehovah!_ We have had in Jeremiah 5:31 a glimpse of the
evil influence of the great body of the prophetic order; and now the...
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וָ אֹמַ֞ר אֲהָ֣הּ ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה
הִנֵּ֨ה...
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CHAPTER IX
THE DROUGHT AND ITS MORAL IMPLICATIONS
Jeremiah 14:1; Jeremiah 15:1 (17?)
VARIOUS opinions have been expressed about the division of these
Chapter s. They have been cut up into short sect...
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We now come to the second division of the Book, that containing the
account of the prophet's ministry. This falls into three sections:
prophecies before the fall of Jerusalem (14-39), prophecies after...
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Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the (k) prophets say to them, Ye
shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give
you assured peace in this place.
(k) He pities the people, an...
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_Ah. Hebrew has only one exclamation, or three letters, which Aquila
renders, Ah, ah, ah., chap. i. 6., and Ezechiel iv. 14. (Haydock) ---
Jeremias lays the blame on false prophets. (Calmet) --- Yet t...
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Faithful ministers cannot but feel grief at the conduct of false
teachers, who prophecy smooth things, and prophecy deceit. Jeremiah
had to encounter with many in his days, of this description and no...
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The Prophet no doubt relates what he had expressed in prayer to God;
but yet he has a reference to the people. He then prayed in the manner
he now relates; but he renders public the prayers he offered...
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Chapter 14 refers to a famine which took place in the land. The
desolation of Jerusalem by the sword and by famine is again declared.
But observe here the touching intercession of Jeremiah 14:7-9; and...
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THEN SAID I, AH, LORD GOD!.... Being grieved at heart for the people,
because he was forbid to pray for them, and because the Lord had
resolved on the ruin of them; and the rather he pitied them, beca...
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Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye
shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give
you assured peace in this place.
Ver. 13. _Ah, Lord God!_] The...
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_Ah, Lord God! Behold the prophets_, &c. See note on Jeremiah 4:10.
_Thus saith the Lord_ And what he saith he will assuredly make good;
_By the sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed_ They...
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The Lord Refuses Jeremiah's Request...
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Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets, namely, the false
prophets who were influencing the people for evil, SAY UNTO THEM, YE
SHALL NOT SEE THE SWORD, NEITHER SHALL YE HAVE FAMINE, BUT I WIL...
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ASSURED PEACE:
_ Heb._ peace of truth...
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10-16 The Lord calls the Jews "this people," not "his people." They
had forsaken his service, therefore he would punish them according to
their sins. He forbade Jeremiah to plead for them. The false...
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We have many complaints of this prophet against false prophets that
contradicted his prophecies, JEREMIAH 4:10, JEREMIAH 23:9, and we
shall hereafter meet with the names of some of them. Corrupt
gover...
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Jeremiah 14:13 said H559 (H8799) Ah H162 Lord H136 GOD H3069 prophets
H5030 say H559 (H8802) see...
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YHWH INFORMS JEREMIAH THAT HE WILL NO LONGER HEAR HIS PEOPLE BUT
RATHER INTENDS TO CONTINUE TO VISIT THEM WITH THE SWORD AND WITH
FAMINE (JEREMIAH 14:11).
Once again we learn with something of a shock...
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In some respects, Jeremiah is one of the greatest of the ancient
prophets, for he had most sorrowful task to perform. He had not to
deliver a message full of Evangelical comfort, like that of Isaiah;...
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CONTENTS: Message on the drought.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: Man's sins bring those judgments upon the earth which make
even the inferior creatures to groan. There will come a time when...
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Jeremiah 14:3. _They found no water._ The latter rain had been denied,
as in Jeremiah 3:3; and as Moses had foretold. Deuteronomy 11:17;...
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_Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet;
therefore the Lord doth net accept them._
JEHOVAH’S REFUSAL TO ALLOW INTERCESSION TO PREVAIL
I. The Lord’s answer to the prophet’...
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_I will give you assured peace._
ASSURED PEACE
I. Human life wants it.
1. Uncertainty troubles our life.
2. Delusions embitter our heart.
3. Misgivings weary our soul.
II. God alone can give it....
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY of the Chapter. This
and chapter 15 form one prophecy (although Lange, Keil, and others
connect Chapter s 14 to 17, regarding them as interwoven and
synchr...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter must be read in connection with the following one. They
describe chiefly Jeremiah's twofold attempt at intercession (see
verses 7-9 and 19-22)—a tender and appealing attempt in...
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The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the deaRuth
(Jeremiah 14:1).
For a drought filled the land.
Judah mourns, and the gates languish; they are black upon the ground;
and the cry of...
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2 Peter 2:1; Ezekiel 13:10; Ezekiel 13:22; Jeremiah 1:6; Jeremiah