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CHAPTER 27
The Optimism of the False Prophets Contradicted
_ 1. The call of Nebuchadnezzar to be the servant of God (Jeremiah
27:1) _
2. The call to submit and to serve the king of Babylon (Jeremia...
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THE WARNING TO ZEDEKIAH. Jeremiah also warns Zedekiah to the same
effect (Jeremiah 27:12), and tells priests and people not to believe
the prophets who promise an early return of the Temple vessels. L...
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WHEREFORE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....
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The same message is addressed to the priests and the people concerning
the false prophets. More than half the contents of this part of the
ch. are lacking in LXX, the main difference between them and...
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Speedy deliverance from Babylon is not to be hoped for
These three Chapter s belong to the time of Zedekiah. The power of
Babylon had already been demonstrated as to Judah. Some of the people
had bee...
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D. A Warning to the Priests and People Jeremiah 27:16-22
TRANSLATION
(16) And unto the, priests and all this people I spoke, saying, (17)
Thus says the LORD: Do not hearken unto the words of your pro...
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_HEARKEN NOT UNTO THEM; SERVE THE KING OF BABYLON, AND LIVE: WHEREFORE
SHOULD THIS CITY BE LAID WASTE?_
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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1-29. Judah is warned to submit to Babylon....
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HEARKEN NOT UNTO THEM. — The prophecy of the restoration of the
vessels of the Temple was clearly not a mere prediction. It had been
used as an incentive to rebellion. “Make one last effort,” the
prop...
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אַל ־תִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם עִבְד֥וּ
אֶת ־מֶֽלֶךְ...
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CHAPTER IX
HANANIAH
Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 28:1
"Hear now, Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, but thou makest this
people to trust in a lie."- Jeremiah 28:15
THE most conspicuous point at issu
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Having thus repeated the vision and prophecies of the earlier times,
Jeremiah again addressed himself directly to Zedekiah. There can be no
doubt that the marginal reading of 27:l must be adopted, and...
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Both Prophets and Priests are deceived, and the Lord seems to have
made his servant Jeremiah a wonder of truth in the midst of falsehood.
Is it not so very often now? Are there not always those who sp...
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It is not to be wondered at that Jeremiah said the same things so
often, for, as we have seen, he had to contend with false prophets.
When any one speaks, and there be no dispute and no adversary oppo...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 AND 28.
Chapter s 27 and 28 go together. Their chief subject is the submission
to the head of the Gentiles, which God requires of the Jews. But
before dwel...
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HEARKEN NOT UNTO THEM,.... The false prophets:
SERVE THE KING OF BABYLON, AND LIVE; pay homage and tribute to him;
which is the way to live in your own land, and enjoy the benefits of
that, and of th...
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Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore
should this city be laid waste?
Ver. 17. _Hearken not unto them._] Life and death is let in by the
ear. Isa 55:3 Take heed, there...
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_Also I spake to the priests and to all this people_ The prophet,
being God's true servant, spared none, but gave faithful warning to
all sorts of persons, to take heed of being deceived by the false...
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12-18 Jeremiah persuades the king of Judah to surrender to the king
of Babylon. Is it their wisdom to submit to the heavy iron yoke of a
cruel tyrant, that they may secure their lives; and is it not...
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Believe them not, but satisfy yourselves as to God's providence with
respect to you, and be content to be subject to the king of Babylon,
so may you have your lives for a prey; though you be straitene...
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Jeremiah 27:17 listen H8085 (H8799) serve H5647 (H8798) king H4428
Babylon H894 live H2421 (H8798) city...
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ZEDEKIAH HIMSELF IS ALSO WARNED OF THE NECESSITY FOR CONTINUED
SUBMISSION TO THE KING OF BABYLON (JEREMIAH 27:12).
Zedekiah is also warned by Jeremiah of the consequences of not
continuing to submit t...
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WEARING THE YOKE OF SUBJECTION AND DEPENDENCE (JEREMIAH 27:1).
At YHWH's command Jeremiah had to wear a yoke demonstrating bondage.
Per the MT text this commenced at the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign...
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CONTENTS: Sign of the yokes, to surrounding Gentile kings. Warning of
great calamity.
CHARACTERS: God, Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar, Zedekiah, Jeconiah.
CONCLUSION: Those who refuse to serve the God wh...
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Jeremiah 27:1. _In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim._ In the
twelfth verse it is added, “I spake also to Zedekiah king of
Judah.” These occurrences induce some critics to believe that
Jehoiakim...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE
CHAPTER.—“Beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim.” There is
authority for reading “_Zedekiah_” instead of “Jehoiakim.”
Henderson substitutes “Zedekiah,...
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EXPOSITION
This and the two following chapters are closely connected. They all
relate to the early part of the reign of Zedekiah, and con-rain
warnings arising out of the deepening gloom of the politi...
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Now Jeremiah goes on to declare that,
In the beginning (Jeremiah 27:1)
He's speaking this to the king Zedekiah.
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
Judah came this w...
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Jeremiah 27:11; Jeremiah 27:12; Jeremiah 27:13; Jeremiah 38:17;...