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Verse Jeremiah 22:15. _SHALT THOU REIGN, C._] Dost thou think thou art
a great king, because thou dwellest in a splendid palace?...
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i. e., Will thy buildings make thy reign continue? These words imply
that Jehoiakim was looking forward to, and taking measures to secure,
a long continuance of power (compare Habakkuk 2:9. If so, Jer...
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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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JUSTICE. righteousness, as in Jeremiah 22:3....
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See introd. summary to section. It probably belongs to the early years
of Jehoiakim, but see on Jeremiah 22:18....
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_Shalt thou reign_ Dost thou think that ostentation and luxury
constitute a king?
_strivest to excel in cedar_ mg. (less well), _viest with the cedar_.
For "cedar" LXX (supported by the Arabic) have _...
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SHALT THOU REIGN, BECAUSE THOU CLOSEST THYSELF IN CEDAR?— _Because
thou frettest thyself in cedar?_ מתחרה _methachareh_ from חרה
_charah,_ to _fret_ and _grieve,_ signifies one that is a prey to the
u...
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2. _The folly of Jehoiakim_ (Jeremiah 22:13-23)
TRANSLATION
(13) Woe to him that builds his house with unrighteousness and his
upper chambers with injustice; who makes his neighbor serve for
nothing...
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Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy
father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was
well with him?
CLOSEST THYSELF - rather, thou viest [from [ c...
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1-9. Call to amendment of life....
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CLOSEST _thyself_] RV 'strivest to excel,' rivalling Solomon with his
cedar palaces instead of aiming at just rule. THY FATHER] Josiah....
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THOU CLOSEST THYSELF IN CEDAR. — Better, _thine ambition is in
cedar._ The verb means strictly, as in Jeremiah 12:5, “to vie
with” or “to contend,” and Jehoiakim is reproached for
endeavouring to outd...
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הֲ תִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה
מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה בָ †...
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CHAPTER VI
THE JUDGMENT ON JEHOIAKIM
Jeremiah 22:13; Jeremiah 36:30
"Jehoiakim slew him (Uriah) with the sword, and cast his dead body
into the graves of the common people."- Jeremiah 26:23...
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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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Shalt thou reign, because thou closest [thyself] in cedar? did not thy
(k) father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, [and] then [it
was] well with him?
(k) Meaning Josiah, who was not given...
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_Cedar; Josias. (Calmet) --- Shall thy magnificent palaces secure thy
empire? (Haydock) --- Him. Obey the Lord, in like manner, that thou
mayst prosper._...
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What a solemn woe, this short but pointed sermon begins with: and what
an awful close is made of it, in the application to the king. Is it
not astonishing, that any Preacher, and at such a time; shoul...
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The Prophet here derides the foolish confidence of King Jehoiakim,
because he set up empty things against his enemies instead of strong
defences. Kings are wont to indulge themselves when there is qui...
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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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SHALT THOU REIGN BECAUSE THOU CLOSEST [THYSELF] IN CEDAR?.... Dost
thou think that thou shalt reign long, and thy throne be established
firm and secure, because of thy cedar wainscot? as if that was a...
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_Shalt thou reign, because thou closest [thyself] in cedar? did not
thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, [and] then [it
was] well with him?_
Ver. 15. _Shalt thou reign because thou...
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_Wo unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness,_ &c. “The
prophet proceeds to denounce God's judgments against Jehoiakim, (see
Jeremiah 22:18,) who, it seems, built himself a stately palace i...
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PROPHECIES RELATING TO SHALLUM, JEHOIKIM, AND JEHOIACHIN...
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Shalt thou reign because thou closest thyself in cedar? making a show
of wealth which he did not in reality possess and had no right to
parade. DID NOT THY FATHER EAT AND DRINK, enjoying the ordinary...
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10-19 Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of
a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come
in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the o...
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Art thou so vain as to think that brave houses will continue thy
kingdom? Thou art mistaken; magnificent buildings are not those things
which establish a prince's throne. How was it with thy father? h...
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Jeremiah 22:15 reign H4427 (H8799) enclose H8474 (H8808) cedar H730
father H1 eat H398 (H8804) drink...
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THE INADEQUACY OF JEHOIAKIM (JEREMIAH 22:13).
With Jehoahaz out of the way as a prospect hopes may have turned on
Jehoiakim, whom Pharaoh had made king in place of his brother, having
changed his name...
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THE INADEQUACY OF ALL THE CURRENT SONS OF DAVID TO DELIVER JUDAH
(JEREMIAH 22:10).
Having dealt with Zedekiah, Nebuchadrezzar'a appointee, in the opening
passage of the subsection, and having shown th...
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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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_Did not thy father eat and drink._
GOD’S EXPOSTULATION WITH JEHOIAKIM
I. God remembereth the piety and usefulness of our ancestors, and
observeth how far we resemble them. The Eternal Mind cannot po...
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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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1 Chronicles 3:15; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Kings 10:9; 1 Kings 4:20;...