The long catalogue of calamities so consistently denounced by Jeremiah against his country Jeremiah 45:1, made a most painful impression upon Baruch’s mind. He was of ambitious temperament Jeremiah 45:5, and being of noble birth as the grandson of Maaseiah, the governor of Jerusalem in Josiah’s time... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE WORDS - i. e., the words of Jehoiakim’s scroll.... [ Continue Reading ]
GRIEF TO MY SORROW - Baruch’s sorrow is caused by the sinfulness of the Jewish nation, to which God adds grief by showing how severely it will be punished. I FAINTED IN - Or, “am weary with” Psalms 6:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAND - Or, earth. Baruch’s lot was cast in one of those troublous times when God enters into judgment with all flesh Jeremiah 45:5. It was not Judaea only but the whole known world that was thrown into turmoil by Nebuchadnezzars energy Jeremiah 25:26.... [ Continue Reading ]