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Verse Jeremiah 22:7. _THEY SHALL CUT DOWN THY CHOICE CEDARS_] The
destruction of the country is expressed under the symbol of the
destruction of a _fine forest_; a multitude of fellers come against
i...
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PREPARE - i. e., consecrate, see Jeremiah 6:4 note.
THY CHOICE CEDARS - The chief members of the royal lineage and the
leading officers of state....
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CONCERNING THE KINGS OF JUDAH (22:1-23:8)
CHAPTER 22
_ 1. The message in the house of the king of Judah (Jeremiah 22:1) _
2. Touching Shallum, the King of Judah (Jeremiah 22:11)
3. Concerning Jeho...
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JEREMIAH 22:1 TO JEREMIAH 23:8. This section contains several distinct
Jeremianic prophecies, relating to contemporary kings of Judah; they
have been editorially collected, probably with some expansio...
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PREPARE. set apart. Compare Jeremiah 6:4; Jeremiah 51:27; Jeremiah
51:28.
CEDARS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for the houses
built of cedar....
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B. General Remarks Regarding the Royal House
Jeremiah 22:1-9
TRANSLATION
(1) Thus says the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and
speak there this word, (2) And say, Hear the word of th...
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And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his
weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into
the fire.
I WILL PREPARE DESTROYERS - the Hebrew for "prepare...
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22:7 prepare (a-4) Lit. 'consecrated,' 'hallow,' as ch 6.4....
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1-9. Call to amendment of life....
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PREPARE] see on Jeremiah 6:4. THY CHOICE CEDARS] either the house of
the forest of Lebanon (see on Jeremiah 22:6), or figuratively for the
chief men of the state.
10-12. Lament for the fate of Jehoah...
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I WILL PREPARE DESTROYERS. — The verb, as in Jeremiah 6:4, implies
the idea of a solemn appointment or consecration.
THEY SHALL CUT DOWN THY CHOICE CEDARS. — The metaphor of the
preceding verse is ca...
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וְ קִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י עָלֶ֛יךָ
מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים אִ֣ישׁ וְ...
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CHAPTER XXIX
RUIN
Jeremiah 22:1; Jeremiah 26:14
"The sword, the pestilence, and the famine,"- Jeremiah 21:9 and
passim.
"Terror on every side."-...
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The message Jeremiah gave the deputation was not enough. He was
commanded to go to the house of the king. This he did, and what he
there said occupies the succeeding Chapter s up to and including
chap...
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And I will (d) prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his
weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice (e) cedars, and cast
[them] into the fire.
(d) The Hebrew word signifies to sanctify beca...
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_Prepare. Literally, sanctify; (Challoner) as various religious
ceremonies were used before the declaration of war, and to know what
would be the success. (Calmet) --- The Chaldeans were destined to
e...
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Nothing can be more tender and endearing on the part of God, to show
his reluctancy to punish. Comparing his city, and his people, to
Gilead and Lebanon, are striking expressions. Gilead and Lebanon w...
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He expresses the manner, for he had only said before, that the ruin of
the city Jerusalem was nigh at hand; he adds, that _destroyers _would
come and those well armed with _warlike instruments, _who w...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21, 22, AND 23.
On the occasion of Zedekiah's request to Jeremiah to know if the Lord
would interfere in favour of the people against Nebuchadnezzar, the
Spir...
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AND I WILL PREPARE DESTROYERS AGAINST THEE,.... The Chaldeans, men of
savage dispositions, bent upon the destruction of their neighbours;
and who had already destroyed many nations, and so fit instrum...
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And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his
weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast [them]
into the fire.
Ver. 7. _And I will prepare destroyers._] Heb., Sanct...
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_For thus saith the Lord unto_, or, _concerning, the king's house:
Thou art Gilead unto me, &c.; yet surely_, &c. “Though thou wert
never so precious in my sight, as valuable for riches and plenty as...
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WARNING AGAINST UNRIGHTEOUSNESS AND OPPRESSION...
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And I will prepare destroyers against thee, consecrated, as it were,
to perform His will in bringing destruction upon Jerusalem and the
palace of the king, EVERY ONE WITH HIS WEAPONS; AND THEY SHALL C...
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1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of
David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that
he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way t...
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They shall not only be edged with their own lusts and malice; but
commissioned and influenced by me, and shall come sufficiently
prepared for their work. And they shall cut down and burn thy
buildings...
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Jeremiah 22:7 prepare H6942 (H8765) destroyers H7843 (H8688) Everyone
H376 weapons H3627 down H3772 (H8804) choice
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THE ONE WHO SITS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID IS CALLED ON TO ENSURE JUSTICE
AND FREEDOM FROM OPPRESSION FOR HIS PEOPLE, SOMETHING WHICH IF
ACCOMPLISHED WILL RESULT IN HIS TRIUMPH, BUT ACCOMPANIED BY THE
WA...
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CONTENTS: Message to Zedekiah, concluded. The King exhorted to execute
judgment.
CHARACTERS: God, Zedekiah, Shallum, Jeremiah, Jehoiakim, Coniah,
Nebuchadnezzar.
CONCLUSION: God never casts one off...
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Jeremiah 22:10. _Weep not for the dead,_ as you have wept bitterly for
king Josiah, but weep for him who goes into captivity, for he shall
return no more.
Jeremiah 22:11. _Shallum the son of Josiah._...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 22:7 DESTROYERS... SHALL CUT DOWN YOUR
CHOICEST CEDARS. Like the temple (Psalms 74:4), David’s lineage will
be cut down ...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. Early
in Jehoiakim’s reign; contemporary with chap. 22. See Notes. Dr.
_Payne Smith_ places this prophecy prior to Jehoiakim’s
manifestatio...
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EXPOSITION
Jeremiah 22:1 and Jeremiah 23:1, are connected together by similarity
of subject. The temporal and spiritual leaders of the people, who are
mainly responsible for the national catastrophe,...
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Now the Lord commanded Jeremiah to go down to the king's house and
speak there at the king's house this word. The other, it was a message
sent back to the king. Now go on down to his house and speak t...
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Ezekiel 9:1; Isaiah 10:33; Isaiah 10:34; Isaiah 10:3; Isaiah 13:3;...