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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 22 - Introduction

* Justice is recommended, and destruction threatened in case of disobedience. (1-9) The captivity of Jehoiakim, and the end of Jeconiah. (10-19) The doom of the royal family. (20-30)

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See also Jeremiah 22 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This prophecy Jeremiah 22, like the preceding Jeremiah 21:11, states the conditions upon which it was still possible for the house of David to ensure a long era of prosperity. It belongs therefore to...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Jeremiah 22:1 to Jeremiah 23:8. Judgements on the kings of Judah of the period The compiler has brought together Jeremiah's utterances of various dates on successive kings. They form a mixture of poe...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _HE EXHORTETH TO REPENTANCE WITH PROMISES AND THREATS. THE JUDGMENT OF SHALLUM, OF JEHOIAKIM, AND OF CONIAH._ _Before Christ 598._ THE prophesy which follows to ch. Jeremiah 23:9 was evidently deliv...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWELVE I. Facts to Master. 1. The occasion of the oracle addressed to king Zedekiah (Jeremiah 21:1-2). 2. The two ways God placed before the people (Jeremiah 21:8), 3. That whi...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 (e-0) (The title of this book, 'Jermiah'), The name may mean, 'Jah is exalted.' Compare the large use made of the name _ Jehovah_ in this book; it occurs about 700 times. _ Adonai Jehovah_ 14 time...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 22 This chapter is a prophecy of what should befall the sons of Josiah, Jehoahaz or Shallum; Jehoiakim and Jeconiah. It begins with an exhortation to the then reigning prince...

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