He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword and by the famine and by the pestilence, the three great scourges of God's punishment which have been mentioned time and again; but he that goeth out and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, voluntarily surrendering to them, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, keeping it safely from the greed of the enemies.
HE THAT ... FALLETH TO THE CHALDEANS - This was to counsel desertion, and would have been treason in an ordinary man: but the prophets Spoke with an authority above that even of the king, and constant...
CHAPTER 21 The Prophetic Warning _ 1. Zedekiah's inquiry (Jeremiah 21:1) _ 2. Jehovah's answer through Jeremiah (Jeremiah 21:3) Jeremiah 21:1. It has been said that this chapter is historical
THE OUTCOME OF THE SIEGE (588 B.C.). Zedekiah, apparently at an early stage of the siege of Jerusalem (whilst Jeremiah 37:3 refers to a similar, but later, incident) sends envoys, Pashhur (not the sam...
HE THAT GOETH OUT, &C. Many acted on this promise (Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 52:15). FALLETH. shall fall. HE SHALL LIVE. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "then (or so) shall he live...
See introd. note to section. Owing to such advice Jeremiah was later charged with lack of patriotism, and in fact with treachery (Jeremiah 37:13 ff., Jeremiah 38:2 ff.)....
_for a prey_ something snatched up hurriedly and borne away with him rather than his secure possession. For the phrase cp. Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 39:18; Jeremiah 45:5....
3. _The advice to the people_ (Jeremiah 21:8-10) TRANSLATION (8) And unto this people you shall say, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. (9) The...
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall...
21:9 deserteth (b-26) Lit. 'falleth.'...
JEREMIAH'S TWELFTH PROPHECY (REIGN OF ZEDEKIAH DURING THE SIEGE). ZEDEKIAH'S ROLL This chapter commences a new division of the book extending to the end of Jeremiah 24. We pass from the time of Jehoi...
HE THAT GOETH OUT, etc.] Many acted upon this suggestion: see Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 52:16. HIS LIFE SHALL BE UNTO HIM FOR A PREY] i.e. he shall snatch it from destruction....
AND FALLETH TO THE CHALDEANS. — The words must have seemed to the messengers to counsel treachery and desertion, and were remembered against the prophet in the taunt of Jeremiah 37:13. They were, howe...
הַ יֹּשֵׁב֙ בָּ † עִ֣יר הַ זֹּ֔את...
CHAPTER XI A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 21:1, Jeremiah 34:1, Jeremiah 37:1 "All the princes and peoplechanged their minds and reduced to bondage again all the slaves whom they had set free....
The final series before the fall of Jerusalem consists of messages delivered to Zedekiah (21-27). The occasion of these was, in the first place, Zedekiah's deputation to the prophet. The scourge which...
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall b...
_Spoil. He shall be happy to escape naked, chap. xxxviii. 3. (Calmet)_...
As with the priest, so with the people was the prediction of the prophet; see Isaiah 24:1. And what an awful state is that nation in, where corruption is universal?...
_Thou shalt say to this people, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold I set before you the way of life and the way of death. _Which was the way of death? _Whosoever, _he says, _abides in this city, shall die by...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21, 22, AND 23. On the occasion of Zedekiah's request to Jeremiah to know if the Lord would interfere in favour of the people against Nebuchadnezzar, the Spir...
HE THAT ABIDETH IN THIS CITY,.... Imagining himself safe there; not fearing its being taken by the king of Babylon; though it was so often foretold by the prophet of the Lord that it should: SHALL DI...
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall b...
_And unto this people thou shalt say_, &c. By the civil message which the king sent to Jeremiah it appeared that both he and the people began to have respect for him; but the reply which God obliged h...
1-10 When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask of Jeremiah respecting the event. In times of distress and danger, men often seek those to counsel and pray for them, whom, at other times, they de...
But certainly, if ever any man spake high treason, this prophet now did it, when there was an enemy besieging them, telling them, that if they would save their lives, they must revolt from their king,...
Jeremiah 21:9 remains H3427 (H8802) city H5892 die H4191 (H8799) sword H2719 famine H7458 pestilence H1698 out...
ZEDEKIAH APPEALS TO JEREMIAH AS A LAST RESORT, ONLY TO LEARN THAT THERE IS NO HOPE OF INTERVENTION BY YHWH WHOSE WILL IS BEING DONE (JEREMIAH 21:1). As we have seen these verses form an inclusio along...
CONTENTS: Message to King Zedekiah. Babylonian captivity foretold. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Zedekiah, Pashur, Zephaniah, Nebuchadnezzar. CONCLUSION: If God be for us, none can be against us, but i...
Jeremiah 21:1. _Pashur the son of Melchiah,_ a different person from the Pashur named in the preseding chapter, who was son of Immer. Jeremiah 21:8. _I set before you the way of life, and the way of d...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 21:1 Jeremiah’s Confrontations. Having solidified his relationship with God, Jeremiah confronts his enemies and their beliefs. He opposes kings ...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 21:8 Jerusalemites have two choices: surrender to Babylon and LIVE, or fight Babylon and DIE....
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. Beginning of Zedekiah’s reign. _Vide_ Notes, and especially _Personal Allusions_ to chap. 1. _Usher_ dates the chapter B.C. 589; _Hales_ B....
EXPOSITION The chapter falls into three parts, two of which seem to be in some sort of connection, while the third is isolated. First comes a warning to the messengers of Zedekiah of the unfortunate i...
Jeremiah chapter 21. Now the book of Jeremiah is not written in a consecutive kind of an order. This particular prophecy Jeremiah dates. They're just the prophecies of Jeremiah at particular times in...
Jeremiah 21:7; Jeremiah 27:13; Jeremiah 38:17; Jeremiah 38:2;...
His life — This is a proverbial expression, signifying a man's possession of his life as a prey, or booty recovered from the enemy....