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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 12 - Introduction

Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith seeth their ruin. God admonishes him of his brethren's treachery against him, and lamenteth his heritage: he promiseth to the penitent a return from captivity.

Before Christ 608.

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See also Jeremiah 12 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Some divide Jeremiah 12 into three extracts Jeremiah 12:1, Jeremiah 12:14 from discourses of Jeremiah not preserved at length; others regard it as a connected discourse occasioned by a drought in the...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH 11:1 TO JEREMIAH 12:6. The relation of the prophet to the (Deuteronomic) Covenant (Jeremiah 11:1); its subsequent abandonment, and the Divine punishment ...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    REVIEW OF CHAPTER NINE I. Facts to Master 1. The metaphorical description of Egyptian bondage (Jeremiah 11:4). 2. The basic stipulation of the Sinai covenant (Jeremiah 11:4; Jeremiah 11:7) 3.

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 (e-0) (The title of this book, 'Jermiah'), The name may mean, 'Jah is exalted.' Compare the large use made of the name _ Jehovah_ in this book; it occurs about 700 times. _ Adonai Jehovah_ 14 time...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XII. The sequence of the several sections is not very clear, and possibly we have a series of detailed prophecies put together without system. Jeremiah 12:1 seem to continue the address to the men of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 12 This chapter contains the prophets complaint of the prosperity of the wicked, and the Lord's answer to it; an account of the deplorable and miserable estate of the Jewish...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * Jeremiah complains of the prosperity of the wicked. (1-6) The heavy judgments to come upon the nation. (7-13) Divine mercy to them, and even to the nations around. (14-17)...

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