In Jer. 30–39, not all written at the same time, are gathered together whatsoever God had revealed to Jeremiah of happier import for the Jewish people. This subject is “the New covenant.” In contrast then with the rolls of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, we here have one containing the nation’s hope. A cons... [ Continue Reading ]
WRITE ... IN A BOOK - To be read and meditated upon by them in private. This makes it exceedingly probable that the date of these two chapters was also the 10th year of Zedekiah, immediately after the purchase of the field from Hanameel. ALL THE WORDS - i. e., the scroll was to be a summary of what... [ Continue Reading ]
Better, as in the margin. The prophet places his hearers in the center of Babylon, and describes it as convulsed with terror as the armies of Cyrus draw near. The voice of trembling is the war-cry of the advancing host: while fear and no peace implies that even among the exiles there is only alarm a... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT DAY - i. e., the day of the capture of Babylon. IT IS EVEN THE TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE - Rather, and it is a time of trouble to Jacob, i. e., of anxiety to the Jews, for the usages of war were so brutal that they would be in danger when the enemy made their assault.... [ Continue Reading ]
BONDS - See Jeremiah 27:2 note. SHALL NO MORE SERVE THEMSELVES - i. e., shall no more exact forced labor of him Jeremiah 22:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID THEIR KING - See Jeremiah 23:5; i. e., Messiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
These two verses are considered by some very similar in style to the last 27 chapters of Isaiah. The contrast, however, between the full end made with the pagan, and the certainty that Israel shall never so perish, is one of Jeremiah’s most common topics. Jeremiah 30:11 IN MEASURE - See the Jeremi... [ Continue Reading ]
INCURABLE - Mortal, fatal.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT THOU MAYEST BE BOUND UP - Others put a stop after “cause,” and translate, For binding thy wound, healing plaster thou hast none.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE MULTITUDE ... - Or, Because of the multitude of thine iniquity, Because thy sins are strong. Judah’s lovers are the nations which once sought her alliance (see Jeremiah 22:20; Jeremiah 27:3).... [ Continue Reading ]
Translate it: Why criest thou because of thy breaking? Because thy pain is grievous? Because of the multitude of thine iniquity, Because thy sins are strong, I have done these things unto thee.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE - i. e., Because thou hast undergone thy punishment and cried out in consciousness of thy guilt.... [ Continue Reading ]
RESTORE HEALTH - Or, “apply a bandage” (Jeremiah 8:22 note). For they called read “they call.”... [ Continue Reading ]
The prophet speaks of Judah as the type of the Church, with Immanuel as her king. Jeremiah 30:18 TENTS - The word suggests that a considerable portion of the people were still nomads. THE CITY ... THE PALACE - Or, each city ... each palace. The heap means an artificial mount to keep the city out... [ Continue Reading ]
Compare the marginal reference. These verses would more appropriately be attached to the next chapter, for which they form a suitable introduction.... [ Continue Reading ]