of. concerning.
men. Hebrew. Plural of 'enosh. App-14.
seek. are seeking.
thy life. thy soul. Hebrew. nephesh.
hand. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "hands".
CHAPTER 11 The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against Jeremiah _ 1. The broken covenant (Jeremiah 11:1) _ 2. The plot revealed and Jehovah's answer (Jeremiah 11:18) Jeremiah 11:1. Jehovah
THE ANATHOTH PLOT. The abrupt introduction of this account of the plot of the men of Anathoth against the life of the prophet might be explained by the supposition that his advocacy of the Deuteronomi...
See summary at commencement of section, and for the date of Jeremiah 11:18 to Jeremiah 12:6 see introd. notes on the section. The abruptness with which the mention of the plots against Jeremiah is her...
PROPHESY NOT, &C.— This passage shews abundantly that Jeremiah is to be understood primarily in the literal sense; which does not by any means prevent our understanding it of Jesus Christ in the spiri...
B. The Verdict Which He Receives Jeremiah 11:21-23 TRANSLATION (21) Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth who are seeking your life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the...
Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: PROPHESY NOT - (, "Which say to the seers, See...
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
THUS SAITH THE LORD. — The “men of Anathoth,” it would seem, had at first tried to stop the preaching of Jeremiah by threats, as Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, had tried to stop that of Amos (Amos 7:1...
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ עַל ־אַנְשֵׁ֣י ע
CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
He then proceeded to deal with the broken Covenant. There came to him from the Lord a special word commissioning him to pronounce a curse on "the man that heareth not the words of this covenant." To t...
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the men of (q) Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, (r) Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: (q) That is, both the priests an...
_Life. What precedes, was spoken concerning the prophet, though it regarded Christ also in a proper but more elevated sense. (Calmet)_...
Poor Jeremiah's preaching brought upon him constant hatred and persecution. It hath done so to all faithful preachers in all ages of the Church, and ever must, and will. So Jesus taught his disciples...
The Prophet here expressly denounces vengeance on his own people: for we have seen at the beginning of this book that he belonged to the town of Anathoth. Now it appears from this passage, that the ho...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the call to o...
THEREFORE THUS SAITH THE LORD OF THE MEN OF ANATHOTH,.... That is, "unto", or "concerning the men of Anathoth", the townsmen of Jeremiah, and who were the persons that combined together to destroy him...
Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: Ver. 21. _Of the men of Anathoth that seek thy l...
_Thus saith the Lord of the men that seek thy life_ That are combined to kill thee; _saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord_ The meaning is, that those men of Anathoth threatened that they would...
Israel's Conspiracy Against the Lord and its Punishment...
Therefore, thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, Jeremiah's own townsmen, that seek thy life, saying, PROPHESY NOT IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, THAT THOU DIE NOT BY OUR HAND, this being the demand w...
18-23 The prophet Jeremiah tells much concerning himself, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Those of his own city plotted how they might cause his death. They thought to end his days, but...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Jeremiah 11:21 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 men H582 Anathoth H6068 seek H1245 (H8764) life H5315 saying...
YHWH DECLARES THE DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST ANATHOTH (JEREMIAH 11:21). Jeremiah 11:21 ‘Therefore thus says YHWH concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, “You shall not prophesy in th...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah's message on the broken covenant. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: Those who enter into solemn covenant with God must expect on their part to fulfill the conditions, else He...
Jeremiah 11:14. _Pray not thou for this people._ The Chaldaic and the LXX, Deprecate not the scourge of war coming upon them. We find the same sentiments more fully expressed in Ezekiel 14., confirmin...
_Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand._ INTIMIDATING THE PROPHET Think of Bunyan when he is brought before the judge, and the judge says, “You! a tinker! to go about pr...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 11:21 ANATHOTH. Jeremiah’s hometown (Jeremiah 1:1). DO NOT PROPHESY. Even Jeremiah’s old friends hate his mes
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The “covenant” summarised in Jeremiah 11:2 refers to the nation’s renewal of vows with Jehovah upon the Book of the Law being discovered du...
EXPOSITION The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 are more closely connected with each other than with...
Shall we turn to Jeremiah the eleventh chapter as we continue our study through the book of Jeremiah. Chapter 11 begins a new section of the book, not a whole new division, but it's a new message, and...
Acts 7:51; Acts 7:52; Amos 2:12; Amos 7:13; Isaiah 30:10;...