Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 26:17
The elders of the land - The heads and spokesmen of the congregation, who added their approval after the princes who represented the king had given their decision.
The elders of the land - The heads and spokesmen of the congregation, who added their approval after the princes who represented the king had given their decision.
Verse Jeremiah 26:17. _CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS_] This is really a fine defense, and the argument was perfectly conclusive. Some think that it was Ahikam who undertook the prophet's defence....
CHAPTER 26 Threatened with Death and His Deliverance _ 1. The temple like Shiloh, and Jerusalem to be a curse (Jeremiah 26:1) _ 2. Threatened with death (Jeremiah 26:8) 3. Jeremiah's defense ...
JEREMIAH 26. DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD: JEREMIAH'S PERIL (608 B.C.). Jeremiah is told to proclaim in the Temple (_cf._ Jeremiah 19:14; probably at some festival) a perilous message (keep not...
CERTAIN. men. Plural of _'enosh._ App-14. Some better acquainted with affairs than others....
See introd. summary to ch....
_the elders of the land_ Certain elders support this proceeding by the precedent of Micah. We find frequent mention of the employment of leading men for administrative or judicial purposes (Deuteronom...
2. _A legal precedent_ (Jeremiah 26:16-19) TRANSLATION (16) Then the princes and all the people said unto the priests and the prophets, There will be no judgment of death for this man! For he has spo...
I. THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF THE PROPHET Jeremiah 26:1-24 The faithful proclamation of the word of God is dangerous business. Amos, the prophet from Tekoa, was openly rebuked by Amaziah the high priest...
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, THEN ROSE UP CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS - members of the great council. (Compare Gamaliel's interposi...
JEREMIAH'S FIFTEENTH PROPHECY (EARLY IN THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM) For Jeremiah 26:1 see intro. to Jeremiah 7-10. This chapter gives us a sketch of the difficulties and dangers under which Jeremiah had...
THE ELDERS] for their action in criminal procedure cp. Deuteronomy 21:2. in civil, Ruth 4:2....
CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS OF THE LAND. — The word is probably to be taken rather in the literal than in an official sense — or, if officially, then as including the literal meaning also. The elders speaki...
וַ יָּקֻ֣מוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִ זִּקְנֵ֖י הָ אָ֑רֶ
Jeremiah 8:1; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 10:1; Jeremiah 26:1 In the four Chapter s which we are now to consider we have what is plainly a fin
UNGRATEFUL FORGETFULNESS Jeremiah 2:1-8; Jeremiah 26:1-24; Jeremiah 27:1-22; Jeremiah 28:1-17; Jeremiah 29:1-32; Jeremiah 30:1-24; Jeremiah 31:1-40; Jeremiah 32:1-44 God regarded
Once again Jeremiah repeated a previous message, one delivered yet earlier, "in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim." He had then been instructed to stand in the court of the Lord's house, and del...
_Ancients. They declare what happened about 100 years before, respecting Micheas iii. 12. (Calmet)_...
I pray the Reader to observe with me, who were the enemies of faithful Jeremiah: namely, the unfaithful priests. Oh! what a reproach is it to any age, and to every age of the Church, that the Redeemer...
It is uncertain whether what is here recited was spoken before the acquittal of Jeremiah or not; for the Scripture does not always exactly preserve order in narrating things. It is yet probable, that...
Chapter 26 begins this series of details with a prophecy of the commencement of Jehoiakim's reign. The people are warned, as being already in sin, that if they repent, they shall escape. We have const...
THEN ROSE UP CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS OF THE LAND,.... The same with the princes; some of the court, who rose up as advocates for the prophet: AND SPAKE TO ALL THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLE: to justify the...
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, Ver. 17. _Then rose up certain of the elders._] _Viri illi admodum venerabiles erant,_ saith Oecol...
_Then rose up certain of the elders_ Either the princes before mentioned, or the more intelligent men of the people, stood up, and put the assembly in mind of a former case, as is usual with us in giv...
Jeremiah's Defense and Deliverance...
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, either the most venerable and experienced of the princes or aged representatives of the people, who were highly respected for their wisdom, AND SPAKE TO...
16-24 When secure sinners are threatened with taking away the Spirit of God, and the kingdom of God, it is what is warranted from the word of God. Hezekiah who protected Micah, prospered. Did Jehoiak...
Probably these ELDERS were some of the court, or else advocates, for they were wont to rise up, either to plead or to judge, ISAIAH 3:13 ACTS 5:34. They rise up and apply themselves to the people to j...
Jeremiah 26:17 certain H582 elders H2205 land H776 up H6965 (H8799) spoke H559 (H8799) assembly H6951 people...
A). JEREMIAH DECLARES IN THE TEMPLE THAT IF JUDAH WILL NOT REPENT THEIR SANCTUARY WILL END UP LIKE THAT AT SHILOH, WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY THE PHILISTINES, AND THEIR CITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO YHWH'S CURS...
SECTION 2 SUBSECTION 1 COMMENCING WITH A SPEECH IN THE TEMPLE JEREMIAH WARNS OF WHAT IS COMING AND REPUDIATES THE PROMISES OF THE FALSE PROPHETS, AND WHILE OPPOSED BY THE HIERARCHY, HAS HIS OWN STATUS...
CONTENTS: Message in the temple court. Spiteful treatment of Jeremiah and his brave stand. Martyrdom of Urijah. CHARACTERS: Jehoiakim, Jeremiah, Micah, Hezekiah, Urijah, Elnathan, Ahikam. CONCLUSION:...
Jeremiah 26:1. _In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim._ See the note on Jeremiah 26:3. Jeremiah 26:2. _Stand in the court of the Lord's house._ See the note on...
_In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah._ AFFLICTIONS, DISTRESSES, TUMULTS Jehoiakim was, perhaps, the most despicable of the kings of Judah. Josephus says that he was...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 26:17 ELDERS OF THE LAND. Most likely civic leaders from other cities. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. About three years earlier than the prophecy of preceding chapter. _Cf_. chapter 7 with this, and it is evident that they are synchronous. E...
JEREMIAH'S TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE. EXPOSITION The prophecy in Jeremiah 26:2 is a summary of that contained in Jeremiah 7:1; the narrative, which stands in no connection either with...
Jer 26:1-24 through 30. In the twenty-second chapter of Jeremiah the Lord had ordered Jeremiah to go to the king's house, Zedekiah, and prophesy unto him. So these prophecies were those that Jeremiah...
Acts 5:34; Micah 1:1...