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The accomplishment of this blessing depends upon both Judah and the
Gentiles reversing their past conduct. Then shall the believing
Gentile be admitted within the fold of the true, because spiritual,...
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CHAPTER 12
The Prophet's Prayer and the House Forsaken, Yet Compassion
_ 1. The prophet's prayer (Jeremiah 12:1) 2. The house forsaken, yet
compassion (Jeremiah 12:7) _
Jeremiah 12:1. In his outburs...
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THE DESOLATION OF JUDAH BY HER NEIGHBOURS, AND THEIR FUTURE. This
isolated prophecy is most naturally referred to the events of 2 Kings
24:1 f., when Jehoiakim had revolted against Nebuchadrezzar (_c....
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AS. according as.
rk; but. type of Christ's ascension, as is clear from Ephesians 4:8.
LED. led in proc
on.
CAPTIVITY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for
captives.
RECEIVED GIFTS...
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See introd. summary to the section....
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_to swear by my name_ See on ch. Jeremiah 4:2....
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Jeremiah 12:7-17. Devastation of Judah to be wrought by hostile
neighbours, who shall be punished by exile unless they submit to the
God of Israel
Jehovah in pathetic language deplores the necessity...
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THEN SHALL THEY BE BUILT, &C.— We have here a clear prophesy of the
calling of the Gentiles; and though, after the return from Babylon,
the Maccabees in particular were zealous to make proselytes to t...
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V. THE PREDICTION CONCERNING THE NATIONS Jeremiah 12:14-17
TRANSLATION
(14) Thus says the LORD concerning all my wicked neighbors who lay
their hands on the inheritance which I caused My people Israe...
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Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the
inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I
will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house...
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1-4. The prosperity of the wicked perplexes Jeremiah....
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TO SWEAR BY MY NAME. — There is an obvious reference to the hopes
expressed in Jeremiah 4:2. To acknowledge Jehovah in all the most
solemn forms of adjuration (comp. Jeremiah 5:2; Psalms 63:11), and t...
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וְ הָיָ֡ה אִם ־לָמֹ֣ד יִלְמְדוּ֩ אֶת
־דַּֽרְכ
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CHAPTER VII
THE BROKEN COVENANT
Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1
THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to
summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
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Now we hear the prophet as he appealed to Jehovah to be his Defender,
and. finally, we hear the divine determination. concerning his evil
neighbors.
This peril was revealed to him by Jehovah. It was...
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And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the (r) ways
of my people, to swear by my name, The (s) LORD liveth; as they taught
my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built (t) in...
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_People. After the captivity, converts were more cherished. Yet the
predictions concerning the call of the Gentiles were accomplished only
by the preaching of the gospel. (Calmet)_...
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I detain not the Reader, with multiplying observations on these
verses, the tenor of which is so uniformly discoverable through all
the Bible. But I beg of him, to remark with me, how gracious the
Lor...
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We see that this refers to the Gentiles, who were previously aliens to
the grace of God; nay, they entertained the most dire hatred towards
his chosen people. In short, God declares that he would be m...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12.
Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to
Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the
call to o...
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AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, IF THEY WILL DILIGENTLY LEARN THE WAYS OF
MY PEOPLE,.... Not their evil ways of sin or superstition, they
sometimes stray into; but the ways which God has prescribed to them...
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And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of
my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my
people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst o...
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The Lord's Answer...
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And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of
My people, the true and only religion, TO SWEAR BY MY NAME, "THE LORD
LIVETH," this being one of the chief manifestations of religi...
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14-17 The Lord would plead the cause of his people against their evil
neighbours. Yet he would afterwards show mercy to those nations, when
they should learn true religion. This seems to look forward...
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Though these people be heathens, yet if they will leave their
idolatries, and superstitious ways of worship, and learn to worship
and serve me, as my people do and ought to worship me, and SWEAR BY MY...
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Jeremiah 12:16 learn H3925 (H8799) carefully H3925 (H8800) ways H1870
people H5971 swear H7650 (H8736) name...
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YHWH HAS FORSAKEN HIS HOUSE AND REJECTED HIS HERITAGE BECAUSE OF WHAT
IT HAS BECOME, AND THEIR EVIL NEIGHBOURS WILL ALSO BE PUNISHED, BUT
EVEN FOR THEM THERE WILL BE HOPE IN THE FUTURE IF THEY TURN TO...
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CONTENTS: Message on the broken covenant, concluded. Jeremiah's
complaint to God and God's rebuke.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: When we find it hard to understand God's providences
toward w...
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Jeremiah 12:4. _He shall not see our last end._ This is sadducean
language, as Psalms 104:5. “The Lord will not see, neither will the
God of Jacob regard.” This species of atheism blunts the edge of t...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:16 God also has compassion on the
nations who LEARN his WAYS, SWEAR BY his NAME, and obey his word. He
is the C
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. See on
chap. 11, Bleek’s theory; for which there is a weight of argument.
All commentators agree to connect Jeremiah 12:1 with the conclusi...
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EXPOSITION
JEREMIAH 12:1
Painfully exercised by the mysteries of the Divine government, the
prophet opens his grief to Jehovah. Righteous art thou, etc.; rather,
_Righteous wouldest thou be_,_ O Jeho...
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Now Jeremiah goes on and he is talking now about the situation, the
wicked man Jehoahaz that is in power. And he begins by saying,
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee (Jeremiah 12:1):...
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1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Peter 2:4; Deuteronomy 10:20; Deuteronomy 10:21;...
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If — If they will leave their idolatries, and learn to worship me,
and swear by my name the Lord liveth, that is, pay that homage which
they owe to the Divine being to me, the living and true God. The...