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THE QUEEN - The queen-mother....
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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...
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JECONIAH: i.e. Jehoiachin.
THE QUEEN. the queen-mother, Nehushta, the wife of Jehoiakim. Compare
Jeremiah 13:18. See 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Kings 24:15.
EUNUCHS. chamberlains.
CARPENTERS. art
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The letter appears to have been later than ch. 24, to which it plainly
alludes more than once. Cp. Jeremiah 29:17 with Jeremiah 24:2;
Jeremiah 24:8, and...
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III. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CAPTIVES Jeremiah 29:1-32
Judging from the contents of chapter 29, the Jews in captivity in
Babylon were free to correspond with their relatives and friends back
in Palest...
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(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the
princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths,
were departed from Jerusalem;)
THE QUEEN - Nehushta, the queen...
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1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
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CARPENTERS] RV 'craftsmen.'
4-7. They are not to sit loose to the land of their exile, but to make
homes for themselves there. Else they will soon dwindle away....
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THE QUEEN. — This was probably the queen-mother, Nehushta, the
daughter of Elnathan (2 Kings 24:8). The name probably indicates a
connection with the Elnathan the son of Achbor, of Jeremiah 26:22, but...
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אַחֲרֵ֣י צֵ֣את יְכָנְיָֽה ־הַ֠
מֶּלֶךְ וְ הַ
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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...
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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...
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(After Jeconiah the king, and the (b) queen, and the eunuchs, the
princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, had
departed from Jerusalem;)
(b) Meaning Jeconiah's mother....
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_Queen. Nohesta. --- Eunuchs. Real, (Hebrew) or "Grandee." (Chaldean)
--- Engravers. Chap. xxiv. 2._...
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The Reader will recollect, that at this time many of the people were
already gone into captivity, and the false prophets, and time-serving
persons of the party, were budding up the hopes of the people...
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He mentions the time when the book was sent, even after the calamity
which had happened, when King Jeconiah and his mother were driven into
exile, and Zedekiah, his successor, was made governor in his...
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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...
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AFTER THAT JECONIAH THE KING,.... Of Judah; the same with Jehoiachin,
who was carried captive into Babylon when he had reigned but three
months:
AND THE QUEEN; not Jeconiah's wife, for he had none; b...
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Jeremiah 29:2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the
eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and
the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
Ver. 2. _After that...
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_After that Jeconiah and the queen_, &c. By the queen is meant
Jeconiah's mother: see 2 Kings 24:12, where an account is given of
this captivity. _And the eunuchs_ Or _court-officers_, as Dr.
Waterlan...
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EUNUCHS:
Or, chamberleins...
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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...
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After this captivity....
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Jeremiah 29:2 after H310 Jeconiah H3204 king H4428 mother H1377
eunuchs H5631 princes H8269 Judah H3063 Jerusalem H3389
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INTRODUCTORY WORDS.
Jeremiah 29:1
‘Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet
sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and
to the priests, and to the p...
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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...
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CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against
false prophets. Destruction foretold.
CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah,
Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 20:18; 2 Kings 24:12;...