Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon; UNTO THE RES... [ Continue Reading ]
(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) THE QUEEN - Nehushta, the queen-mother, daughter of Elnathan (; ). (Elnathan, her father, perhaps is the same as the one .) She re... [ Continue Reading ]
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying, ELASAH THE SON OF SHAPHAN, AND GEMARIAH THE SON OF HILKIAH, (WHOM ZEDEKIAH KING OF JUDAH SENT UNTO BABYLON). In Zedekiah himself go... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, UNTO ALL THAT ARE CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVES, WHOM I HAVE CAUSED TO BE CARRIED AWAY FROM JERUSALEM UNTO BABYLON;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; BUILD YE HOUSES - in opposition to the false prophet's suggestions, who told the captives that their captivity would soon cease, Jeremiah tells them that it will be of long duration, and that therefore they should... [ Continue Reading ]
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. TAKE YE WIVES, AND BEGET SONS AND DAUGHTERS; AND TAKE WIVES FOR YOUR SONS, AND GIVE YOUR DAUG... [ Continue Reading ]
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. SEEK THE PEACE OF THE CITY WHERE I HAVE CAUSED YOU TO BE CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVES, AND PRAY UNTO THE LORD FOR IT - (; ; ). Not only bear... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. NEITHER HEARKEN TO YOUR DREAMS WHICH YE CAUSE TO BE DREAMED. The Latin adage saith, 'The people wish... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR THEY PROPHESY FALSELY UNTO YOU IN MY NAME: I HAVE NOT SENT THEM, SAITH THE LORD._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. AFTER SEVENTY YEARS BE ACCOMPLISHED AT BABYLON I WILL VISIT YOU - (note, Jeremiah 25:11; ). This proves that the seventy yea... [ Continue Reading ]
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. I KNOW - I alone, not the false prophets, who know nothing of my purposes, though they pretend to know. THE THOUGHTS THAT I THINK - (). Glancing at the Jews, who ha... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. YE SHALL GO AND PRAY UNTO ME, AND I WILL HEARKEN UNTO YOU - fulfilled , etc. When God designs mercy, He puts it into the hearts of His people to pray for the mercy designed. When such a spirit of prayer is... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. YE SHALL SEEK ME, AND FIND ME, WHEN YE ... SEARCH FOR ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. I WILL BE FOUN... [ Continue Reading ]
Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon; BECAUSE YE HAVE SAID - referring not to the preceding words, but to Jeremiah 29:10, 'Yahweh saith this to you' (i:e., the prophecy of the continuance of the captivity seventy years), "because ye have said, The Lord hath raise... [ Continue Reading ]
Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; THUS SAITH THE LORD OF THE KING THAT SITTETH UPON THE THRONE OF DAVID, AND OF ALL THE PEOPLE TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. VILE FIGS - Hebrew [sho`ar], 'horrible,' or nauseous, from a root [shaa`ar] to regard with loathing (see ; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: REMOVED TO ALL ... KINGD... [ Continue Reading ]
_BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HEARKENED TO MY WORDS, SAITH THE LORD, WHICH I SENT UNTO THEM BY MY SERVANTS THE PROPHETS, RISING UP EARLY AND SENDING THEM; BUT YE WOULD NOT HEAR, SAITH THE LORD._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; ZEDEKIAH - brother of... [ Continue Reading ]
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; OF THEM SHALL BE TAKEN UP A CURSE - i:e., a formula of imprecation. LORD MAKE THEE LIKE ZEDEKIAH - (cf... [ Continue Reading ]
Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD. THEY HAVE COMMITTED VILLANY - literally, sinful folly ().... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, A second communication which Jeremiah sent to Babylon after the messengers who carried his first letter had brought a letter from the false prophet Shemaiah to Zephaniah, etc., condemning Jeremiah, and reproving the authorities for no... [ Continue Reading ]