PASHUR] see on Jeremiah 20:2. ZEPHANIAH] mentioned again Jeremiah 29:25; Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 52:24. In Jeremiah 52 he is spoken of as 'the second priest,' meaning next in rank to the high priest. Both men were for resisting Nebuchadnezzar.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH'S TWELFTH PROPHECY (REIGN OF ZEDEKIAH DURING THE SIEGE). ZEDEKIAH'S ROLL This chapter commences a new division of the book extending to the end of Jeremiah 24. We pass from the time of Jehoiakim to that of the last king of Judah, when Jerusalem was attacked by the Chaldeans. The city must... [ Continue Reading ]
NEBUCHADREZZAR] meaning, 'O Nebo, defend the landmark'. It is a more correct spelling than 'Nebuchadnezzar' in Jeremiah 34:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
The defenders will be driven back into the city.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE THAT GOETH OUT, etc.] Many acted upon this suggestion: see Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 52:16. HIS LIFE SHALL BE UNTO HIM FOR A PREY] i.e. he shall snatch it from destruction.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SHALL BURN IT WITH FIRE] see Jeremiah 52:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
11-14. Exhortation and warning to the royal house.... [ Continue Reading ]
EXECUTE JUDGMENT] An important part of the king's duties was to adjudicate cases of dispute in the open space at the gate of the city: cp. 2 Samuel 15:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
VALLEY] see on Jeremiah 17:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOREST] referring to the houses of Jerusalem clustered together, or perhaps to the house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:2). JEREMIAH'S THIRTEENTH PROPHECY A collection of short prophecies here forming one group, delivered, however, at various dates, and perhaps reissued with modifications... [ Continue Reading ]