PASHUR. most noble. The first person named in this book, beside Jeremiah. Not the Pashur of Jeremiah 21. This incident is in the third year of Jehoiakim, just before Nebuchadnezzar comes for the first time. Jeremiah 2. is in the latter part of Zedekiah's reign, nineteen years later. IMMER. The ance... [ Continue Reading ]
SMOTE. Perhaps according to Deuteronomy 25:3. HIGH. upper. Probably north of the Temple, which looked toward the gate of Benjamin.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT CALLED THY NAME PASHUR. _Pashhur_ is the foreign Aramaic name, given by his parents. Jeremiah takes this Aramaic name and interprets it in Hebrew (as Isaiah had done in Jeremiah 8:1; Jeremiah 8:3). _Pash =_ to stay (or remain on), _gur =_ to sojourn or wander about in. strange land. Aramaean seh... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ BY THE SWORD. Some codices, with two early printed editions, add "at the hand of". THE KING OF BABYLON. This is the first occurrence in Jeremiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRENGTH. power, or might. Hebrew. _hasen._ Not the same word as in Jeremiah 20:7. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), for the wealth acquired by strength.... [ Continue Reading ]
DECEIVED. induced, or persuaded. Hebrew. _pathah,_ in. good sense: Genesis 9:27 ("enlarge"). Proverbs 25:15 ("persuade"). Hosea 2:14 ("allure"). The adjective _Petthi_ means _persuasible,_ and generally in. good sense: Psalms 19:7. and is rendered "simple": (Psalms 19:7; Psalms 116:6; Psalms 119:130... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS. became.... [ Continue Reading ]
FEAR ON EVERY SIDE. Hebrew. _magor-missabib,_ as in Jeremiah 20:3. Compare Jeremiah 6:25; Jeremiah 46:5, &c. FAMILIARS. those whom. am wont to salute. See App-85. ENTICED. induced, or persuaded. Hebrew. _pathah_, Jeremiah 20:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Jeremiah 6:6, and 1 Samuel 1:3. TRIEST. testest. THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one. REINS. kidneys. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for thoughts. HEART. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for the affections.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOUL. Heb, _nephesh._ App-13. POOR. helpless. Hebrew. _'ebyon._ See note on Proverbs 6:11. EVILDOERS. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
LET NOT THE DAY, &C. Figure of speech _Pleonasm._... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN CHILD. a son,. male. Compare Revelation 12:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS THE CITIES, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 19:24). CRY: of the besieged for help. Compare Exodus 32. shouting: of the besiegers for victory Jeremiah 17:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ Compare Job 3.... [ Continue Reading ]