The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, Written probably when, after having repulsed the Egyptians who brought assistance to the Jews (Jeremiah 37:5; ), the Chaldees were a... [ Continue Reading ]
Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. NEBUCHADREZZAR - the more usual way of spelling the name in Jeremiah than Nebuchadnezzar: f... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN SAID JEREMIAH UNTO THEM, THUS SHALL YE SAY TO ZEDEKIAH:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city. THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD OF... [ Continue Reading ]
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. I MYSELF WILL FIGHT AGAINST YOU - the Jews shall have not merely the Chaldees, but Yahweh Himself, in wrath at their provocations, fighting against them. Every wor... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND I WILL SMITE THE INHABITANTS OF THIS CITY, BOTH MAN AND BEAST: THEY SHALL DIE OF A GREAT PESTILENCE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand... [ Continue Reading ]
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. I SET BEFORE YOU THE WAY OF LIFE, AND THE WAY OF DEATH - "life," if ye surrender; "death," if ye persist in opposing the Chaldees. Jeremiah has in view Moses' words to Israel... [ Continue Reading ]
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. HE THAT ABIDETH IN THIS CITY SHALL DIE ... BUT HE THAT ... FALLETH TO THE... [ Continue Reading ]
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. I HAVE SET MY FACE AGAINST THIS CITY FOR EVIL - determined to punish ().... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND TOUCHING THE HOUSE OF THE KING OF JUDAH, SAY, HEAR YE THE WORD OF THE LORD;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. O HOUSE OF DAVID - the royal family, and all in office ab... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? O INHABITANT OF THE VALLEY, AND ROCK OF THE PLAIN - Jerusalem personified: situated for the most part on hills, with va... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it. I WILL PUNISH YOU ACCORDING TO THE FRUIT OF YOUR DOINGS - (; Isaiah 3:10). FOREST THEREOF - namely, of your city, taken fr... [ Continue Reading ]