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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 29:4

Thus saith the Lord of hosts... — We have here the nearest parallel in the Old Testament to the Epistles which make up so large a portion of the New, the very text of a written letter sent to those with whom the teacher was no longer able to hold personal communication. It obviously furnished the type which was followed by the writer of the apocryphal letter from Jeremiah in Baruch 6.

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See also Jeremiah 29:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Jeremiah 29:4. _THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS_] This was the commencement of the letter....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    As the exile was God’s doing for their good, they were to make the best of their position, and acquire wealth and influence; whereas if they were always restlessly looking out for the opportunity of r...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH 29. THE FUTURE OF THE EXILES IN BABYLON (_c_. 595). Jeremiah sends a letter by royal messengers to tell the exiles in Babylon to settle down there for a lengthy stay, and not to be deceived b...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    See introd. note to section. Instead of looking for an immediate return to Palestine, which would cause the exiles to sit loose to the country where they found themselves, they were to be interested i...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    III. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CAPTIVES Jeremiah 29:1-32 Judging from the contents of chapter 29, the Jews in captivity in Babylon were free to correspond with their relatives and friends back in Palest...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, UNTO ALL THAT ARE CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVES, WHOM I HAVE CAUSED TO BE CARRIED AWAY FROM JERUSALEM UNTO BABYLON;_ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER X CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXILES Jeremiah 29:1 "Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire."- Jeremiah 29:22 NOTHING further is said about the pr...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    As a result of this false prophesying, Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles. It is evident that they also were disturbed. The letter instructed them, first, concerning their present position, advising...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all that are carried away captives, whom I have (d) caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon; (d) That is, the Lord whose work this was....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    He first endeavours to reconcile their minds to the Lord's determination. Seventy years were appointed for their captivity: and therefore, he recommends the people to live and act as persons who were...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    On the other hand the prophet comforts those who, by the judgment of God, were subjected to the yoke which He had imposed upon them. The Jews in Babylon should dwell in peace, quietly seeking the welf...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE GOD OF ISRAEL,.... For the letter was written by the order of the Lord, was endited by him, and was sent in his name, the prophet was only his amanuensis; and the tit...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; Ver. 4. _Thus saith the Lord of hosts._] I...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thus saith the Lord, Build ye houses, and plant gardens_, &c. It appears by the advice which the prophet here gives, that many of the captive Jews neglected to cultivate and plant the places allotted...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. The Contents of the Letter. Just as certain false prophets in Jerusalem had tried to arouse and maintain false hopes in the inhabitants of the ca...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, His exact words being given in the message, as throughout the book, UNTO ALL THAT ARE CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVES, WHOM I HAVE CAUSED TO BE CARRIED AWAY FROM...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 The written word of God is as truly given by inspiration of God as his spoken word. The zealous servant of the Lord will use every means to profit those who are far off, as well as those who are...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    So as this letter was not wrote from himself, advising them charitably, but he had commission from God, by whom he mindeth them, as the principal efficient cause they were ordered to be carried away b...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 29:4 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 God H430 Israel H3478 captive H1473 away H1540 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CALL FOR THE EXILES TO SETTLE DOWN IN BABYLON AND PAY NO HEED TO THE FALSE PROPHETS (JEREMIAH 29:4). Jeremiah 29:4 “Thus says YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captivity, whom I have...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES (JEREMIAH 29:1). Correspondence by letter was a constant feature of those days, and indicates that the world was not static (compare the prophetic letters from Shemaiah...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against false prophets. Destruction foretold. CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah, Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 29:10. _After seventy years._ See Jeremiah 26:1. Zechariah fixes the captivity at the same number of years, and he flourished sometime after Jeremiah's death. No doubt the captivity was exact...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—This letter and its transmission are usually dated the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign (because of chap. Jeremiah 28:1), but Jeremiah 29:2...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION Despised and rejected at home, Jeremiah turned his thoughts to those distant brethren in captivity, whom he had already likened to "good figs, very good" (Jeremiah 24:3, Jeremiah 24:5). He...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Jeremiah sent this letter, chapter 29, to those Jews that were in Babylon. And, of course, this letter was sent to them and one of the chief of the princes that was in Babylon was Daniel. So Danie...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Amos 3:6; Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 45:7; Isaiah 5:5;...

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