"For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,"
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Verse Jeremiah 27:19. _CONCERNING THE PILLARS_] Two brazen columns
placed by Solomon in the pronaos or portico of the temple, _eighteen_
cubits high, and _twelve_ in circumference, 1 Kings 7:16-11; Je...
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CHAPTER 27
The Optimism of the False Prophets Contradicted
_ 1. The call of Nebuchadnezzar to be the servant of God (Jeremiah
27:1) _
2. The call to submit and to serve the king of Babylon (Jeremia...
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THE WARNING TO ZEDEKIAH. Jeremiah also warns Zedekiah to the same
effect (Jeremiah 27:12), and tells priests and people not to believe
the prophets who promise an early return of the Temple vessels. L...
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REMAIN. Probably because they were too heavy and cumbrous.
CITY. So the reading of Ben-Asher; but Ben-Naphtali reads "land".
These were the two rival critics of the Hebrew text in the tenth
century A...
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Speedy deliverance from Babylon is not to be hoped for
These three Chapter s belong to the time of Zedekiah. The power of
Babylon had already been demonstrated as to Judah. Some of the people
had bee...
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D. A Warning to the Priests and People Jeremiah 27:16-22
TRANSLATION
(16) And unto the, priests and all this people I spoke, saying, (17)
Thus says the LORD: Do not hearken unto the words of your pro...
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For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and
concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the
residue of the vessels that remain in this city,
THE PILLARS ... BASES...
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1-29. Judah is warned to submit to Babylon....
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FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS CONCERNING THE PILLARS... — The
“pillars” referred to were probably the two bronze columns known
as Jachin and Boaz, on each side of the porch of the Temple (1 Kings
7...
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כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות
אֶל ־הָֽ עַמֻּדִ֔ים וְ עַל ־הַ יָּ֖ם
וְ עַל...
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CHAPTER IX
HANANIAH
Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 28:1
"Hear now, Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, but thou makest this
people to trust in a lie."- Jeremiah 28:15
THE most conspicuous point at issu...
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Having thus repeated the vision and prophecies of the earlier times,
Jeremiah again addressed himself directly to Zedekiah. There can be no
doubt that the marginal reading of 27:l must be adopted, and...
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_To thee. Hebrew also, "concerning," as [in] ver. 21., (Haydock)
though (Calmet) inanimate things are often spoken to. (St. Jerome)_...
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Both Prophets and Priests are deceived, and the Lord seems to have
made his servant Jeremiah a wonder of truth in the midst of falsehood.
Is it not so very often now? Are there not always those who sp...
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Jeremiah said, in the passage we considered yesterday, that it was
more to be desired that God should keep what remained at Jerusalem,
than that what had been taken away should be restored, for the ti...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 AND 28.
Chapter s 27 and 28 go together. Their chief subject is the submission
to the head of the Gentiles, which God requires of the Jews. But
before dwel...
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FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS CONCERNING THE PILLARS,.... The
pillars of brass that stood in the temple; the one called Boaz, and
the other Jachin, 1 Kings 7:15;
AND CONCERNING THE SEA; the sea of...
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For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and
concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the
residue of the vessels that remain in this city,
Ver. 19. _Concerning the...
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_Thus saith the Lord concerning the pillars_, &c. These were all parts
of the temple, or vessels used in it: see 1 Kings 7. _And all the
nobles_, &c. Concerning the persons and things which the king o...
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THE SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ZEDEKIAH...
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19-22 Jeremiah assures them that the brazen vessels should go after
the golden ones. All shall be carried to Babylon. But he concludes
with a gracious promise, that the time would come when they shoul...
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These were all parts of the temple, or vessels used in it. See 1KI 7....
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Jeremiah 27:19 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 pillars H5982
Sea H3220 carts H4350 remainder H3499 vessels H3627 remain H3498
(H8737) city H5892
the pillars - Jeremiah 52:17-23; 1 Kings 7:15...
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WEARING THE YOKE OF SUBJECTION AND DEPENDENCE (JEREMIAH 27:1).
At YHWH's command Jeremiah had to wear a yoke demonstrating bondage.
Per the MT text this commenced at the beginning of Jehoiakim's reig...
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CONTENTS: Sign of the yokes, to surrounding Gentile kings. Warning of
great calamity.
CHARACTERS: God, Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar, Zedekiah, Jeconiah.
CONCLUSION: Those who refuse to serve the God wh...
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Jeremiah 27:1. _In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim._ In the
twelfth verse it is added, “I spake also to Zedekiah king of
Judah.” These occurrences induce some critics to believe that
Jehoiakim...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 27:19 PILLARS. Located in the temple and
overlaid with bronze (1 Kings 7:15). SEA. A tank holding water to
clean the area where sacrifices were made (1 Kings 7:23). STANDS
su...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE
CHAPTER.—“Beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim.” There is
authority for reading “_Zedekiah_” instead of “Jehoiakim.”
Henderson substitutes “Zedekiah,...
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EXPOSITION
This and the two following chapters are closely connected. They all
relate to the early part of the reign of Zedekiah, and con-rain
warnings arising out of the deepening gloom of the politi...
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Now Jeremiah goes on to declare that,
In the beginning (Jeremiah 27:1)
He's speaking this to the king Zedekiah.
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
Judah came this...
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1 Kings 7:15; 2 Chronicles 4:2; 2 Kings 25:13; 2 Kings 25:17; Jeremiah
52:17...