Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Jeremiah 11:1
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, an express message from Jehovah, the God of the covenant, saying,
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, an express message from Jehovah, the God of the covenant, saying,
CHAPTER XI _The prophet proclaims the tenor of God's covenant with the Jews_ _of old_, 1-5; _and then reproves them for their hereditary disobedience_, 6-19. _In consequence of this the Almighty i...
The prophecy contained in Jer. 11–12 seems to belong to an early period of Jeremiah’s life. The covenant Jeremiah 11:2 was that renewed by Josiah in his 18th year, after the discovery of the Book of t...
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...
JEREMIAH'S SEVENTH PROPHECY (see book comments for Jeremiah). WORD. Singular, indicating this as. special prophecy. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4....
THE WORD, &C.— This discourse may be considered as a continuation of the foregoing, which the prophet delivered to the people, at their entrance into the temple; chap. 7: This at least is insinuated,...
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...
_THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAH FROM THE LORD, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse....
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
XI. (1) THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAH. — The words indicate that we are entering on a distinct message or discourse, which goes on probably to the end of Jeremiah 12. No date is given, and we are dri...
הַ דָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה אֶֽל ־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ...
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...
_The, &c. He continues his discourse, (ver. 15.) or rather addresses the people, when Josias renewed the covenant, 2 Paralipomenon xxxiv. 29., Leviticus xxvi., and Deuteronomy xxvii. (Calmet)_...
CONTENTS The Prophet is prosecuting the same important, but unthankful office of reproof, through this Chapter. The close of it discovers a conspiracy formed against Jeremiah by the men of Anathoth....
The Prophet produceth very frequently his commission from the Lord, by way both of establishing his authority, and enforcing their attention. The subject here is to remind Israel of God's covenant, an...
Here the Prophet teaches us, that the Jews, though they continued to profess God’s holy name, were yet wholly perfidious, and had departed altogether from the law. The import of this discourse is, tha...
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...
THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAH FROM THE LORD, SAYING. Here seems to begin a new prophecy; but when it was, and under what reign, and what time between this and the former, is not known; however, it wa...
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Ver. 1. _The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord._] To him it came, but to be imparted to other prophets, say some; priests of Anathoth, say...
_The word that came to Jeremiah_, &c. At what time the prophecy, contained in this and the following chapter, was communicated to the prophet, is not expressed; but Blaney and many others assign it to...
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...
JEREMIAH CHAPTER 11. God's covenant, JEREMIAH 11:1. Their disobedience, JEREMIAH 11:8. Evils to come on them, JEREMIAH 11:11, and on the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill Jeremiah,...
Jeremiah 11:1 word H1697 Jeremiah H3414 LORD H3068 saying H559 (H8800)...
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...
THE WORD This, like the other messages, is made up of rebuke, exhortation, and warning, but in this instance these are based upon the violation of the Palestinian Covenant (Deuteronomy 28:1); (Deuter...
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...
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