Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. SON - descendant. OF IMMER - one of the original "governors of the sanctuary and of the house of God," 24 in all - i:e., 16 of the sons of Eleazar and 8 of... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. THEN PASHUR SMOTE JEREMIAH. The fact that Pashur was of the same order and of the same family as Jeremiah aggravates the indignity of the blow. So Zedekia... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib. PASHUR - compounded of two roots [paashach and caachowr (Maurer): rather paasaah (H6581), to be diffused widely, and c... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall s... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. ALL THE STRENGTH OF T... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies. THOU HAST PROPHESIED LIES - namely, that God cannot possibly leave this... [ Continue Reading ]
O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. O LORD, THOU HAST DECEIVED ME. Jeremiah's complaint, not unlike that of Job, breathing somewhat of human infirmity, in consequence of his imprisonment. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. SINCE I SPAKE, I CRIED OUT - rather, 'Whenever I speak I cry out.' 'Concerning violence and spoil I (am compelled to) cry out' - i:e., complain (Maurer). T... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. HIS WORD WAS IN MINE HEART AS A BURNING FIRE - or, literally, 'there was in my heart as it wer... [ Continue Reading ]
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. FOR - not referring to the words immediately pr... [ Continue Reading ]
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. THEREFORE MY PERSECUTORS SHALL STUMBLE, AND THEY SHALL NOT PREVAI... [ Continue Reading ]
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. O LORD OF HOSTS, THAT TRIEST THE RIGHTEOUS - in latent contrast to the hasty judgments of men (; ). UNTO THEE HAVE I OPENED MY CAUSE - i:e... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. HE HATH DELIVERED THE SOUL OF THE POOR FROM THE HAND OF EVILDOERS. This deliverance took place when Zedekiah succeeded to Jeconiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. The contrast between the spirit of this passage and the preceding thanksgiving to be explained thus: to show how great was the deliverance (), he subjoins a picture of what his wounded spirit had been prev... [ Continue Reading ]