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A CURSE - There is a play here of words. which probably was the cause
why the death of these men passed into a proverb. One of them was
named ben-Kolaiah; and they are to be made a curse (קללה
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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...
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A CURSE. a curse formula....
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The prophets in Babylonia, of whom the exiles speak in Jeremiah 29:15,
shall perish by a cruel death....
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ROASTED IN THE FIRE— This horrid punishment was frequent in the
East, especially among the Chaldeans, as appears from Daniel 3:6 and
Amos 2:1 and was often practised in the persecution of the Christia...
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6. _The fate of two notorious false prophets_ (Jeremiah 29:21-23)
TRANSLATION
(21) Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab
the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son o...
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And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah
which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and
like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
OF T...
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1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
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OF THEM SHALL BE TAKEN UP A CURSE... — We note the characteristic
tendency of Hebrew thought to fix on individual cases of highest
blessedness, as in Ruth 4:11, or of deepest shame, as here, and to
br...
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AHAB THE SON OF KOLAIAH... — We know nothing, beyond what is here
recorded, of either of these prophets. They would seem to have been
the leaders of the party of revolt, and to have been conspicuous,...
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וְ לֻקַּ֤ח מֵהֶם֙ קְלָלָ֔ה לְ כֹל֙
גָּל֣וּת
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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...
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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...
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_Curse. Ver. 18. The malediction which has befallen the Jews,
"overtake thee." (Worthington) --- Fire, in frying-pans, (see 2
Machabees vii. 5.) or cauldrons of boiling oil. This death shews that
thes...
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What an awful judgment is here denounced upon false prophets! All
rebellious children shall be punished; but they who both rebel
themselves, and teach others to rebel, shall have a tenfold judgment,
e...
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Here we are to notice the circumstances; for if Jeremiah had only
spoken of their death, the Jews might still have been doubtful whether
he had delivered a prophecy; but when now is added what kind of...
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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...
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AND OF THEM SHALL BE TAKEN UP A CURSE BY ALL THE CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH
WHICH [ARE] IN BABYLON,.... A form of cursing; when they cursed
anyone, or wished him ill, it should be in such like manner as
follo...
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And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah
which [are] in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and
like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
Ver....
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_Hear all ye of the captivity whom I have sent_, &c. These phrases, _I
have sent, I have driven_, &c., should be well observed by us. There
is no evil or punishment in cities or nations, but, whoever...
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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...
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and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah
which are in Babylon, that is, the exiles made this event a proverb, a
formula of imprecation, SAYING, THE LORD MAKE THEE LIKE ZEDEK...
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20-32 Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who
deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of
the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretendi...
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OLBHeb;
As false teachers are of the highest sort of transgressors, speaking
lies in the name and under pretence of the authority of the God of
truth; so God in his providence ordinarily makes them th...
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Jeremiah 29:22 curse H7045 up H3947 (H8795) captivity H1546 Judah
H3063 Babylon H894 saying H559 (H8800) LORD...
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A WARNING NOT TO LISTEN TO THE FALSE PROPHETS WHO ARE ALREADY DOOMED
BECAUSE OF THEIR FALSE PROPHECIES AND EQUALLY FALSE WAYS (JEREMIAH
29:20).
Jeremiah 29:20
“Hear you therefore the word of YHWH, a...
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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...
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CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against
false prophets. Destruction foretold.
CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah,
Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...
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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...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 29:21 As vv. Jeremiah 29:8 indicate, false
prophets addressed the exiles. PROPHESYING A LIE. See...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 16:22; Daniel 3:21; Daniel 3:6; Genesis 48:20; Isai