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CHAPTER 27
The Optimism of the False Prophets Contradicted
_ 1. The call of Nebuchadnezzar to be the servant of God (Jeremiah
27:1) _
2. The call to submit and to serve the king of Babylon (Jeremia...
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JEREMIAH 27-29. Certain linguistic peculiarities (_e.g._ the incorrect
spelling, Nebuchadnezzar) suggest that these three Chapter s may have
circulated as a separate pamphlet, _e.g._ in Babylon. They...
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AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ to emphasize each
respectively.
WHICH come. that are coming. Part. _Poel,_ as in Genesis 37:19;
Genesis 41:29; Genesis 41:35.
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Speedy deliverance from Babylon is not to be hoped for
These three Chapter s belong to the time of Zedekiah. The power of
Babylon had already been demonstrated as to Judah. Some of the people
had bee...
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_and send them_ We should probably omit the pronoun, which (being in
the Hebrew only one letter attached to the end of the verb) seems to
have crept in under the influence of the preceding clause. It...
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Certain kings having sent to invite Zedekiah to join them in an
attempt to overthrow the power of Babylon, Jeremiah warns them to
desist as the attempt would be futile. Du. points out that Zedekiah's...
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II. THE WARNING OF THE YOKE
Jeremiah 27:1 to Jeremiah 28:17
In Chapter s 27 and 28 Jeremiah uses an ox yoke as an object lesson to
drive home his point that Judah should submit to Babylon. It was
Jer...
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And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to
the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king
of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem...
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1-29. Judah is warned to submit to Babylon....
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MESSENGERS] These ambassadors had come to Jerusalem probably with the
view of forming an alliance against Babylon. This, however, was not
accomplished, as Zedekiah was compelled to go to Babylon and s...
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AND SEND THEM TO THE KING OF EDOM. — The princes that are named had,
as the context shows, sent their ambassadors to Zedekiah, proposing an
alliance against Nebuchadnezzar. They are named in the same...
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וְ שִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ אֶל ־מֶ֨לֶךְ אֱדֹ֜ום
וְ אֶל
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CHAPTER IX
HANANIAH
Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 28:1
"Hear now, Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, but thou makest this
people to trust in a lie."- Jeremiah 28:15
THE most conspicuous point at issu
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Having thus repeated the vision and prophecies of the earlier times,
Jeremiah again addressed himself directly to Zedekiah. There can be no
doubt that the marginal reading of 27:l must be adopted, and...
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_Edom. Thus he exercises the function of prophet among the nations,
chap. i. 5. These had come to compliment Sedecias, or rather to form a
league._...
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The time of this prophecy is noted, but it should seem, that though
the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah then, he did pot deliver it till
a considerable space after, for Jekoiakim's reign at the begi...
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The Prophet seems to have addressed the ambassadors who were sent by
neighboring kings to King Zedekiah; and he was bidden to command them
to declare each to his master, that they were all to come und...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 AND 28.
Chapter s 27 and 28 go together. Their chief subject is the submission
to the head of the Gentiles, which God requires of the Jews. But
before dwel...
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AND SEND THEM TO THE KING OF EDOM, AND TO THE KING OF MOAB,
AND TO THE KING OF THE AMMONITES, AND TO THE KING OF TYRUS, AND TO THE
KING OF ZIDON,.... All neighbouring kings and states, to whom the wi...
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_And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to
the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king
of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem...
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_Make thee bonds and yokes_, &c. The prophets were frequently ordered
to foreshow future events by actions as well as by words. Thus Isaiah
was commanded to go _naked and barefoot, Isaiah 20:3_. Ezeki...
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THE MESSAGE OF THE YOKES...
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and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the
king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of
Zidon, all the smaller nations round about Palestine, BY THE...
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1-11 Jeremiah is to prepare a sign that all the neighbouring
countries would be made subject to the king of Babylon. God asserts
his right to dispose of kingdoms as he pleases. Whatever any have of
t...
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It was and is the custom of neighbour princes, to send ambassadors
into each other's countries to reside there, and maintain
correspondence on the behalf of their masters. These nations were
neighbour...
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Jeremiah 27:3 send H7971 (H8765) king H4428 Edom H123 king H4428 Moab
H4124 king H4428 Ammonites H1121...
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JEREMIAH WAS LATER COMMANDED TO SEND PARALLEL YOKES TO THE PLOTTERS OF
REBELLION WHOSE AMBASSADORS WERE CONGREGATED IN JERUSALEM (JEREMIAH
27:3).
The sending of the yokes to related nations, which wo...
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WEARING THE YOKE OF SUBJECTION AND DEPENDENCE (JEREMIAH 27:1).
At YHWH's command Jeremiah had to wear a yoke demonstrating bondage.
Per the MT text this commenced at the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign...
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CONTENTS: Sign of the yokes, to surrounding Gentile kings. Warning of
great calamity.
CHARACTERS: God, Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar, Zedekiah, Jeconiah.
CONCLUSION: Those who refuse to serve the God wh...
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Jeremiah 27:1. _In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim._ In the
twelfth verse it is added, “I spake also to Zedekiah king of
Judah.” These occurrences induce some critics to believe that
Jehoiakim...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 27:3 A group of ENVOYS had COME TO
JERUSALEM to plot strategy for opposing Babylon. Jeremiah, God’s
envoy, gave a message for these ambassadors to take to their kings....
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE
CHAPTER.—“Beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim.” There is
authority for reading “_Zedekiah_” instead of “Jehoiakim.”
Henderson substitutes “Zedekiah,...
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EXPOSITION
This and the two following chapters are closely connected. They all
relate to the early part of the reign of Zedekiah, and con-rain
warnings arising out of the deepening gloom of the politi...
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Now Jeremiah goes on to declare that,
In the beginning (Jeremiah 27:1)
He's speaking this to the king Zedekiah.
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
Judah came this w...
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2 Chronicles 36:13; Amos 1:9; Amos 2:1; Ezekiel 17:15; Ezekiel 28:2
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Of Edom — These nations were neighbours to the Jews, and their
princes had their ambassadors resident in Jerusalem....