A curse - There is a play here of words. which probably was the cause why the death of these men passed into a proverb. One of them was named ben-Kolaiah; and they are to be made a curse (קללה qelâlâh), because Nebuchadnezzar had roasted (קלה qâlâh) them. Compare the marginal reference note.
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...
A CURSE. a curse formula....
The prophets in Babylonia, of whom the exiles speak in Jeremiah 29:15, shall perish by a cruel death....
ROASTED IN THE FIRE— This horrid punishment was frequent in the East, especially among the Chaldeans, as appears from Daniel 3:6 and Amos 2:1 and was often practised in the persecution of the Christia...
6. _The fate of two notorious false prophets_ (Jeremiah 29:21-23) TRANSLATION (21) Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son o...
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; OF T...
1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
AHAB THE SON OF KOLAIAH... — We know nothing, beyond what is here recorded, of either of these prophets. They would seem to have been the leaders of the party of revolt, and to have been conspicuous,...
OF THEM SHALL BE TAKEN UP A CURSE... — We note the characteristic tendency of Hebrew thought to fix on individual cases of highest blessedness, as in Ruth 4:11, or of deepest shame, as here, and to br...
וְ לֻקַּ֤ח מֵהֶם֙ קְלָלָ֔ה לְ כֹל֙ גָּל֣וּת
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...
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...
And concerning them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah who [are] in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted (m) in the fi...
_Curse. Ver. 18. The malediction which has befallen the Jews, "overtake thee." (Worthington) --- Fire, in frying-pans, (see 2 Machabees vii. 5.) or cauldrons of boiling oil. This death shews that thes...
What an awful judgment is here denounced upon false prophets! All rebellious children shall be punished; but they who both rebel themselves, and teach others to rebel, shall have a tenfold judgment, e...
Here we are to notice the circumstances; for if Jeremiah had only spoken of their death, the Jews might still have been doubtful whether he had delivered a prophecy; but when now is added what kind of...
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...
AND OF THEM SHALL BE TAKEN UP A CURSE BY ALL THE CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH WHICH [ARE] IN BABYLON,.... A form of cursing; when they cursed anyone, or wished him ill, it should be in such like manner as follo...
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which [are] in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; Ver....
_Hear all ye of the captivity whom I have sent_, &c. These phrases, _I have sent, I have driven_, &c., should be well observed by us. There is no evil or punishment in cities or nations, but, whoever...
JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. The Contents of the Letter. Just as certain false prophets in Jerusalem had tried to arouse and maintain false hopes in the inhabitants of the ca...
and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, that is, the exiles made this event a proverb, a formula of imprecation, SAYING, THE LORD MAKE THEE LIKE ZEDEK...
20-32 Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretendi...
OLBHeb; As false teachers are of the highest sort of transgressors, speaking lies in the name and under pretence of the authority of the God of truth; so God in his providence ordinarily makes them th...
Jeremiah 29:22 curse H7045 up H3947 (H8795) captivity H1546 Judah H3063 Babylon H894 saying H559 (H8800) LORD...
A WARNING NOT TO LISTEN TO THE FALSE PROPHETS WHO ARE ALREADY DOOMED BECAUSE OF THEIR FALSE PROPHECIES AND EQUALLY FALSE WAYS (JEREMIAH 29:20). Jeremiah 29:20 “Hear you therefore the word of YHWH, a...
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...
CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against false prophets. Destruction foretold. CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah, Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...
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...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 29:21 As vv. Jeremiah 29:8 indicate, false prophets addressed the exiles. PROPHESYING A LIE. See...
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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 16:22; Daniel 3:21; Daniel 3:6; Genesis 48:20; Isai