The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: The General Title or Introduction (Jeremiah 1:1); probably prefixed by Jeremiah when he collected his prophecies, and gave them to his countrymen to take with them to Babylon (Michaelis). ANAT... [ Continue Reading ]
To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. JEHOIAKIM ... JOSIAH ... ZEDEKIAH. Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are omitted, for they reigned only three months each. The first and last of the kings under whom each prophet pro... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, UNTO ME - other manuscript read 'to him' [ 'eelaayw (H413)], but the English version probably represents the true Hebrew text [ 'eelay (H413)], "unto me:" this inscription was doubtless made by Jeremiah himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. KNEW THEE - approved of thee as my chosen instrument (: cf. ; ). SANCTIFIED - rather, separated. The primary meaning is to set apart fro... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. CHILD - the same word is translated "young man," . From the long duration of his office, from Josiah's time until at least the passing of the Jewish remnant into Egypt after the capture of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 1:2; , etc.; 43:8,... [ Continue Reading ]
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. TO ALL THAT - to all to whom (Rosenmuller). Rather, 'to all against whom;' in a hostile sense (cf. ; Jeremiah 1:17) (Maurer). Such was the perversity... [ Continue Reading ]
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. BE NOT AFRAID - (, "Be not afraid of their words, nor dismayed at their looks"). I AM WITH THEE - (; , "As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor foresake thee").... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. TOUCHED MY MOUTH - a symbolical act in supernatural vision, implying that God would give him utterance, notwithstanding his inability to "speak" (). So Isaiah's lips were... [ Continue Reading ]
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. SET THEE OVER - literally, appointed thee to the oversight. He was to have his eye upon the nations, and to predict their destruction or... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. ROD - shoot or branch. ALMOND TREE - literally, the wakeful tree [ shaaqeed (H8247), from shaaqad (H8245), to awake], because it awakes from the sleep of winter earlier tha... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. HASTEN - rather, 'I will be wakeful [ shoqeed (H8245)] as to my word,' etc.; alluding to Jeremiah 1:11, the wakeful tree (Maurer.)... [ Continue Reading ]
And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. WHAT SEEST THOU? - another vision signifying what is the "word" about to be 'performed ' and by what WHAT SEEST THOU? - another vision, sign... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. BREAK FORTH - `shall disclose itself.' OUT OF THE NORTH - (; ; ; ; ; .) The Chaldeans did not cast off the yoke of Assyria until several years after, under Nabopolassar, 625 AD; but lon... [ Continue Reading ]
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. UTTER - pronounce. The judicial sentences, pronounced against the Jews by the invading princes would be virtually... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. GIRD UP THY LOINS - resolutely prepare for thy appointed task. Metaphor from the flowing robes worn in the East, which have to be girt up wi... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. DEFENCED CITY ... - i:e., I will give thee strength which... [ Continue Reading ]