Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Jeremiah 21:2
Enquire — Zedekiah, as he was none of the best, so he was none of the worst of the kings of Judah. Having some reverence of God, he sends the prophet to enquire of the Lord.
Enquire — Zedekiah, as he was none of the best, so he was none of the worst of the kings of Judah. Having some reverence of God, he sends the prophet to enquire of the Lord.
Verse Jeremiah 21:2. _INQUIRE, I PRAY THEE_] See whether God intends to deliver us _into_ or _out of_ the hand of the Chaldeans....
NEBUCHADREZZAR - A more correct way of spelling the name than Nebuchadnezzar. ACCORDING TO ALL HIS WONDROUS WORKS - The king and his envoys expected some such answer as Isaiah had given on a former o...
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...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4. Nebuchadrezzar. First occurrence in Jeremiah. GO UP FROM US: i.e. raise the siege....
_Nebuchadrezzar_ This is a nearer approach than Nebuchadnezzar to the correct spelling of the word and is always found in the MT. of this Book except in chs. 27 29 (where see introd. note). Nabukudurr...
CHAPTER TWELVE POLITICAL PRONOUNCEMENTS OF THE PROPHET Jeremiah 21:1 to Jeremiah 25:38 The oracles in Chapter s 21-25 are concerned mainly with political matters. These materials come from the reig...
Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up fro...
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...
NEBUCHADREZZAR] meaning, 'O Nebo, defend the landmark'. It is a more correct spelling than 'Nebuchadnezzar' in Jeremiah 34:1....
NEBUCHADREZZAR. — This form of the name, as might be expected in the writings of one who was personally brought into contact with the king and his officers, is more correct than that of Nebuchadnezzar...
דְּרָשׁ ־נָ֤א בַעֲדֵ֨נוּ֙ אֶת ־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י...
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...
(a) Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; it may be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up...
It should seem from the parallel history of Zedekiah, 2 Chronicles 36:11. that there was no sincerity in this enquiry: and what good could therefore be expected from it. Alas! how is it that men draw...
He then adds, _If Jehovah will deal with us according to all his wondrous works _(19) We again see that Zedekiah had some sense of religion; but it was very evanescent; for he was not influenced by an...
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...
INQUIRE, I PRAY THEE, OF THE LORD FOR US,.... Or, "seek the Lord now for us" n; seek the Lord by prayer and supplication for me and my people, for this city and the inhabitants of it; entreat him that...
Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from...
_Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us_ As Zedekiah was not one of the best, so he was not one of the worst of the kings of Judah. Having some reverence for God, he sends the prophet to _inquire_ o...
ZEDEKIAH'S QUESTION AND ITS ANSWER...
Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us, to find out what attitude Jehovah would take, and whether they could count on His assistance on the basis of a special revelation; FOR NEBUCHADNEZZAR, KING OF...
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...
Zedekiah, as he was none of the best, so he was none of the worst, of the kings of Judah; be had some convictions and impressions (possibly from his education) not worn off; and having some reverence...
Jeremiah 21:2 inquire H1875 (H8798) LORD H3068 us H1157 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 Babylon H894 war H3898 ...
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...
_Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us._ A DISTRESSED KING SEEKS DIVINE COUNSEL Of Galba the emperor, as also of our Richard III, it is recorded that they were bad men but good princes. We cannot...
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 ...
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...
1 Kings 14:2; 1 Kings 14:3; 1 Kings 22:3; 1 Samuel 10:22; 1 Samuel