George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Jeremiah 29:7
Peace. We must submit to the magistrates, where we reside, Baruch i. 11., and 1 Timothy ii. 1.
Peace. We must submit to the magistrates, where we reside, Baruch i. 11., and 1 Timothy ii. 1.
Verse Jeremiah 29:7. _SEEK THE PEACE OF THE CITY_] Endeavour to promote, as far as you can, the _prosperity_ of the places in which ye sojourn. Let no disaffection appear in word or act. Nothing can...
As the exile was God’s doing for their good, they were to make the best of their position, and acquire wealth and influence; whereas if they were always restlessly looking out for the opportunity of r...
JEREMIAH 29. THE FUTURE OF THE EXILES IN BABYLON (_c_. 595). Jeremiah sends a letter by royal messengers to tell the exiles in Babylon to settle down there for a lengthy stay, and not to be deceived b...
SEEK THE PEACE. seek the welfare. Compare Ezra 6:10. CAPTIVES. For sixty-three years. From Jehoiachin's captivity to Cyrus (489-426. 63)....
See introd. note to section. Instead of looking for an immediate return to Palestine, which would cause the exiles to sit loose to the country where they found themselves, they were to be interested i...
_seek the peace of the city_ probably referring not to Babylon only, but to any city in which a body of exiles might be planted. LXX have _the land_, as in Jeremiah 4:29 (see note), perhaps reading he...
2. _Practical advice for the captives_ (Jeremiah 29:5-7) TRANSLATION (5) Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens that you may eat their fruit. (6) Take wives and beget sons and daughters, and tak...
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...
1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
AND SEEK THE PEACE OF THE CITY... — This was, we may believe, the hardest command of all. To refrain from all curses and imprecations, even from such as came from the lips of those who hung their harp...
וְ דִרְשׁ֞וּ אֶת ־שְׁלֹ֣ום הָ עִ֗יר אֲשֶׁ֨ר
CHAPTER X CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXILES Jeremiah 29:1 "Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire."- Jeremiah 29:22 NOTHING further is said about the pr...
As a result of this false prophesying, Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles. It is evident that they also were disturbed. The letter instructed them, first, concerning their present position, advising...
And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captives, and (e) pray to the LORD for it: for in the peace of it ye shall have peace. (e) The prophet does not speak this for...
He first endeavours to reconcile their minds to the Lord's determination. Seventy years were appointed for their captivity: and therefore, he recommends the people to live and act as persons who were...
Jeremiah goes still farther, even that the Jews had been led to Babylon, on the condition of rendering willing obedience to the authority of King Nebuchadnezzar, and of testifying this by their prayer...
On the other hand the prophet comforts those who, by the judgment of God, were subjected to the yoke which He had imposed upon them. The Jews in Babylon should dwell in peace, quietly seeking the welf...
AND SEEK THE PEACE OF THE CITY,.... The prosperity and happiness of Babylon, or any other city in Chaldea, were they were placed: this they were to do by prayer and supplication to God, and by all oth...
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. Ver. 7. _And seek the peace of the c...
_Thus saith the Lord, Build ye houses, and plant gardens_, &c. It appears by the advice which the prophet here gives, that many of the captive Jews neglected to cultivate and plant the places allotted...
And seek the peace, the welfare, OF THE CITY WHITHER I HAVE CAUSED YOU TO BE CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVES, striving with all their might to promote its best interests, AND PRAY UNTO THE LORD FOR IT, such int...
JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. The Contents of the Letter. Just as certain false prophets in Jerusalem had tried to arouse and maintain false hopes in the inhabitants of the ca...
1-7 The written word of God is as truly given by inspiration of God as his spoken word. The zealous servant of the Lord will use every means to profit those who are far off, as well as those who are...
That is, Seek to God for it, or rather live peaceably in it, and by all lawful means seek the welfare of it; do not raise any tumults or seditions, nor take part with those that do. And while your cap...
Jeremiah 29:7 seek H1875 (H8798) peace H7965 city H5892 captive H1540 (H8689) pray H6419 (H8690) LORD...
JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES (JEREMIAH 29:1). Correspondence by letter was a constant feature of those days, and indicates that the world was not static (compare the prophetic letters from Shemaiah...
THE CALL FOR THE EXILES TO SETTLE DOWN IN BABYLON AND PAY NO HEED TO THE FALSE PROPHETS (JEREMIAH 29:4). Jeremiah 29:4 “Thus says YHWH of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captivity, whom I have...
CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against false prophets. Destruction foretold. CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah, Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...
Jeremiah 29:10. _After seventy years._ See Jeremiah 26:1. Zechariah fixes the captivity at the same number of years, and he flourished sometime after Jeremiah's death. No doubt the captivity was exact...
_Seek the peace of the city._ THE BEST CHRISTIANS THE BEST CITIZENS 1. They know that the prosperity of the whole is their own prosperity. They o not, therefore, selfishly seek their own advantage....
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 29:7 The exiles should hope and work for Babylon’s success, for they will share in this success. WELFARE covers all aspects of peace and plenty (see note on John 14:27). The...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—This letter and its transmission are usually dated the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign (because of chap. Jeremiah 28:1), but Jeremiah 29:2...
EXPOSITION Despised and rejected at home, Jeremiah turned his thoughts to those distant brethren in captivity, whom he had already likened to "good figs, very good" (Jeremiah 24:3, Jeremiah 24:5). He...
Now Jeremiah sent this letter, chapter 29, to those Jews that were in Babylon. And, of course, this letter was sent to them and one of the chief of the princes that was in Babylon was Daniel. So Danie...
1 Peter 2:13; 1 Timothy 2:1; 1 Timothy 2:2; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 4:27;...