The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, After the completion of the prophecies and histories appertaining to the Jewish peop... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, UNTO THEE, O BARUCH;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. THOU DIDST SAY ... THE LORD HATH ADDED GRIEF TO MY SORROW. Jeremiah does not spare his disciple, but unveils his fault-namely, fear for his life, by reason of the suspicions wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. THAT WHICH I HAVE BUILT ... PLANTED I WILL PLUCK UP - (). This whole nation (the Jews), which I rounded and planted with such... [ Continue Reading ]
And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. SEEKEST THOU GREAT THINGS FOR THYSELF? - thou art over- fastidious and self-seeking. When my ow... [ Continue Reading ]