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Verse Jeremiah 22:6. _THOU ART GILEAD UNTO ME_, AND _THE HEAD OF
LEBANON_] Perhaps in allusion, says _Dahler_, to the _oaks_ of
_Gilead_, and the _cedars_ of Mount _Lebanon_, of which the palace was...
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Omit and. “Thou art a Gilead unto me, a summit of Lebanon.”
YET SURELY - literally, if not, the form of an oath with the
imprecation omitted. For the full form see Numbers 14:23.
A WILDERNESS, AND CI...
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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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_concerning_ if there is any preference, better as mg. _unto_.
_Gilead unto me_, and _the head of Lebanon_ well-wooded regions. Cp.
Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 37:24; Zechariah 11:1 f....
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See introd. summary to section. We may take Jeremiah 22:6 (which are
in Ḳinah metre) to be in the main genuine, although (Co.) the
statement that they concern the palace is somewhat inconsistent with...
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THOU ART GILEAD, &C.— _Thou art to me as Gilead; thou art as the
head of Lebanon; yet surely,_ &c. That is, "though thou art most
precious in my sight, though as valuable for riches and plenty as the...
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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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For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art
Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a
wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
THOU ART GILE...
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GILEAD, with its balm (Jeremiah 8:22) and its flocks of goats (Song of
Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon 6:5), and the forests crowning the
highest parts of Lebanon, represent things that are most precious...
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1-9. Call to amendment of life....
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THOU ART GILEAD UNTO ME, AND THE HEAD OF LEBANON. — The conjunction,
which is not found in the Hebrew, is better omitted. Even in his
utterance of woes the prophet’s mind is still that of a poet. The...
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כִּֽי ־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל
־בֵּית֙ מֶ֣ל
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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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For thus saith the LORD to the king's house of Judah; Thou [art] (c)
Gilead to me, [and] the head of Lebanon: [yet] surely I will make thee
a wilderness, [and] cities [which] are not inhabited.
(c) H...
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Galaad, the head of Libanus. By Galaad, a rich and fruitful country,
is here signified the royal palace of the kings of the house of David;
by Libanus, a high mountain abounding in cedar-trees, the po...
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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 confirms the preceding declaration, and explains more at large what
had been stated sufficiently clear; for the false boasting of the Jews
could hardly be restrained, as they still thought that the...
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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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FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD UNTO THE KING'S HOUSE OF JUDAH,.... That is,
to the family of the king of Judah; though it may be rendered,
"concerning the house of the king of Judah" z; and so refer to his
p...
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For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou [art]
Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon: [yet] surely I will make
thee a wilderness, [and] cities [which] are not inhabited.
Ver....
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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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For thus saith the Lord unto the king's house of Judah, concerning the
royal palace with all its inestimable splendor. THOU ART GILEAD UNTO
ME AND THE HEAD OF LEBANON, the point of comparison being th...
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WARNING AGAINST UNRIGHTEOUSNESS AND OPPRESSION...
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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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Interpreters are not agreed in what sense God saith that THE KING'S
HOUSE OF JUDAH was unto him as GILEAD, or THE HEAD OF LEBANON. Gilead
was a country fertile for pastures; upon which account the Reu...
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Jeremiah 22:6 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 house H4428 king H1004
Judah H3063 Gilead H1568 head H7218 Lebanon...
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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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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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Deuteronomy 3:25; Ezekiel 33:27; Ezekiel 33:28; Genesis 37:25;...
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Gilead — Gilead was a country fertile for pastures; upon which
account the Reubenites and Gadites, being men whose estate lay in
cattle, begged it of Moses for their portion. Lebanon also was a very
p...