"For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal."
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A parenthesis. As in Jeremiah 7:16, all intercession is forbidden, and
for this reason. Prayer for others for the forgiveness of their sins
avails only when they also pray. The cry of the people now w...
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CHAPTER 11
The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against Jeremiah
_ 1. The broken covenant (Jeremiah 11:1) _
2. The plot revealed and Jehovah's answer (Jeremiah 11:18)
Jeremiah 11:1. Jehovah had made a...
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THE LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Jeremiah 6:6; 1 Samuel 1:3.
DONE. wrought....
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Judah has fallen back into apostasy. It is now clear that Josiah's
reforms have had no lasting results. The passage may therefore be
placed in Jehoiakim's reign....
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B. Exposure of the Conspiracy Jeremiah 11:9-17
TRANSLATION
(9) And the LORD said unto me: Conspiracy is found among the men of
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (10) They have returned to the
i...
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For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil
against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of
Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to an...
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11:17 for (c-31) Or 'against.'...
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1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
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THE LORD OF HOSTS, THAT PLANTED THEE. — As in Jeremiah 2:21, stress
is laid on the fact that Jehovah had planted the tree and bestowed on
it all the conditions of fruitfulness, and that it was He who...
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וַ יהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ הַ נֹּוטֵ֣עַ
אֹותָ֔ךְ דִּבֶּ֥ר עָלַ֖יִךְ רָעָ֑ה
בִּ֠ גְלַל רָעַ֨ת בֵּֽית ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל...
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CHAPTER VII
THE BROKEN COVENANT
Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1
THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to
summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
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THE PENALTY OF A BROKEN COVENANT
Jeremiah 11:1-20
This and the following two Chapter s belong to the earlier ministry of
Jeremiah, when he still dwelt in his native home of Anathoth. The
prophet ref...
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He then proceeded to deal with the broken Covenant. There came to him
from the Lord a special word commissioning him to pronounce a curse on
"the man that heareth not the words of this covenant." To t...
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Amidst all these solemn things, and amidst all the judgments coming
upon the people; let not the Reader overlook how the Lord graciously
adverts to former times, and still calls his Church beloved. I...
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But the next verse must be joined, _For Jehovah of hosts, who hath
planted thee, etc._; as though he had said, “Your beauty and
whatever that is valuable in you, is it from you? Surely, all your
digni...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12.
Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to
Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the
call to o...
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FOR THE LORD OF HOSTS THAT PLANTED THEE,.... As a green olive tree,
and gave thee all thy verdure, fruitfulness, happiness, and
prosperity; when he first put thee into the possession of the good
land,...
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For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against
thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah,
which they have done against themselves to provoke me to ang...
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_The Lord hath called thy name, A green olive-tree_ Perhaps Jeremiah
here alludes to Hosea 11:7, where Israel is compared to an olive-tree.
The Jewish nation, which, in its flourishing state, is often...
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Israel's Conspiracy Against the Lord and its Punishment...
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11-17 Evil pursues sinners, and entangles them in snares, out of which
they cannot free themselves. Now, in their distress, their many gods
and many altars stand them in no stead. And those whose own...
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This verse expounds what was metaphorically expressed in the former
verse, viz. that God had declared his will to his prophet; that he
would destroy his people, the blame of which must lie upon themse...
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Jeremiah 11:17 LORD H3068 hosts H6635 planted H5193 (H8802) pronounced
H1696 (H8765) doom H7451 for H1558 evil H7451 house H1004 Israel H3478
house H1004 Judah H3063 done H6213 (H8804) anger H3707 (H8...
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JEREMIAH PROPHESIES AGAINST THE PEOPLE (JEREMIAH 11:16).
Israel had been officially named by YHWH as
Zayith-ra‘anan-yephe-peri-to'ar (an olive tree green, beautiful and
with luscious fruit) when He h...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's message on the broken covenant.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: Those who enter into solemn covenant with God must expect
on their part to fulfill the conditions, else He...
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Jeremiah 11:14. _Pray not thou for this people._ The Chaldaic and the
LXX, Deprecate not the scourge of war coming upon them. We find the
same sentiments more fully expressed in Ezekiel 14., confirmin...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 11:1 Jeremiah’s Struggles with God and
Judah. As the nation faces invasion, Jeremiah struggles to serve God
faithfully. He is surprised by opposition (Jeremiah 11:1), stunned...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The
“covenant” summarised in Jeremiah 11:2 refers to the nation’s
renewal of vows with Jehovah upon the Book of the Law being discovered
du...
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EXPOSITION
The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three
chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 are more
closely connected with each other than with Jeremiah 13:1....
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Shall we turn to Jeremiah the eleventh chapter as we continue our
study through the book of Jeremiah.
Chapter 11 begins a new section of the book, not a whole new division,
but it's a new message, and...
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2 Samuel 7:10; Ezekiel 17:5; Isaiah 5:2; Isaiah 61:3; Jeremiah 11:11;
Jeremiah 12:2; Jeremiah 16:10; Jeremiah 16:11; Jeremiah 18:8;...