George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Jeremiah 11:7
For. This and the next verse have not been read by Septuagint; (Calmet) but only "and they did not comply." Grabe supplies the rest. (Haydock)
For. This and the next verse have not been read by Septuagint; (Calmet) but only "and they did not comply." Grabe supplies the rest. (Haydock)
CHAPTER 11 The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against Jeremiah _ 1. The broken covenant (Jeremiah 11:1) _ 2. The plot revealed and Jehovah's answer (Jeremiah 11:18) Jeremiah 11:1. Jehovah
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE COVENANT. Jeremiah is commissioned to enforce solemnly (_cf._ Deuteronomy 27:26; Deuteronomy 29:9) on Judah and Jerusalem the covenant which Yahweh made at the time of the nati...
RISING EARLY, &C. See note on Jeremiah 7:13....
See summary at commencement of section. Gi. omits these three _vv_. But Jeremiah 11:6 is needed, in order to account for the hostility roused at Anathoth by Jeremiah's mission. Jeremiah 11:7 on the ot...
_rising early_ Cp. ch. Jeremiah 7:13....
CHAPTER NINE CONSPIRACIES AGAINST GOD AND HIS PROPHET Jeremiah 11:1 to Jeremiah 13:27 It is well nigh impossible to precisely date the discourses and activities contained in chapter 11-20. Naegelsba...
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. RISING EARLY - ()....
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
RISING EARLY] a frequent phrase with Jeremiah to denote earnestness, but not occurring in that sense elsewhere....
RISING EARLY. — The phrase in its spiritual meaning, as applied to Jehovah, is almost peculiar to Jeremiah, and is used by him twelve times. In its literal sense, or as denoting only ordinary activity...
כִּי֩ הָעֵ֨ד הַעִדֹ֜תִי בַּ אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֗ם בְּ...
CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
THE PENALTY OF A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1-20 This and the following two Chapter s belong to the earlier ministry of Jeremiah, when he still dwelt in his native home of Anathoth. The prophet refe...
He then proceeded to deal with the broken Covenant. There came to him from the Lord a special word commissioning him to pronounce a curse on "the man that heareth not the words of this covenant." To t...
For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day [that] I brought them out of the land of Egypt, [even] to this day, (c) rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. (c) Read (Jeremiah 7:1...
It should seem, that the Prophet was here sent into the streets to preach, as perhaps before he had been in the assembly....
We observed in the last Lecture the complaint which God made against his people, — that, he had tried every means to reconcile them to himself, but all in vain. But there is great weight and emphasis...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the call to o...
FOR I EARNESTLY PROTESTED UNTO YOUR FATHERS,.... Or "witnessing, witnessed" g; testified his great affection for them; importunately solicited their observation of his precepts for their good; and str...
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day [that] I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. Ver. 7. _Rising ear...
_Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah_, &c. That all may hear, for all are concerned; saying, _Hear ye the words, &c., and do them_ Let it be thy work to call upon this people, not only to...
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, when the covenant of Mount Sinai was made, EVEN UNTO THIS DAY, RISING EARLY AND PROTESTING, with...
REMINDER OF THE COVENANT BETWEEN JEHOVAH AND HIS PEOPLE...
1-10 God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures, while they persist in wilful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised freely to all believers; but no man can be saved w...
_ In protesting I protested_, a usual way in the Hebrew, by which they express the seriousness and vehemency of an action. By _protesting_ he meaneth the same with charging and commanding, with promis...
Jeremiah 11:7 earnestly H5749 (H8687) exhorted H5749 (H8689) fathers H1 day H3117 up H5927 (H8687) land...
YHWH CALLS ON HIS PEOPLE TO HEAR THE WORD OF HIS COVENANT AND REMINDS THEM OF THE COVENANT CURSE WHICH FALLS ON ALL WHO FAIL TO OBSERVE IT, BUT THEN DRAWS ATTENTION TO THEIR FAILURE TO OBSERVE IT, IND...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah's message on the broken covenant. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: Those who enter into solemn covenant with God must expect on their part to fulfill the conditions, else He...
Jeremiah 11:14. _Pray not thou for this people._ The Chaldaic and the LXX, Deprecate not the scourge of war coming upon them. We find the same sentiments more fully expressed in Ezekiel 14., confirmin...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 11:1 Jeremiah’s Struggles with God and Judah. As the nation faces invasion, Jeremiah struggles to serve God faithfully. He is surprised by opposition ...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The “covenant” summarised in Jeremiah 11:2 refers to the nation’s renewal of vows with Jehovah upon the Book of the Law being discovered du...
EXPOSITION The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 are more closely connected with each other than with...
Shall we turn to Jeremiah the eleventh chapter as we continue our study through the book of Jeremiah. Chapter 11 begins a new section of the book, not a whole new division, but it's a new message, and...
1 Samuel 8:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:12; Deuteronomy 10:12; Deuteronomy 10:13;...