JEREMIAH'S FOURTEENTH PROPHECY, Jeremiah 21:1, and. new division of the book (see book comments for Jeremiah). Note the reigns: Jeremiah 21: Zedekiah (the last king of Judah). Jeremiah 21: his three predecessors, Shallum (or Jehoahaz), Jehoiakim, and Coniah (or Jechoniah, or Jehoiachin). Jeremiah 25... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4. Nebuchadrezzar. First occurrence in Jeremiah. GO UP FROM US: i.e. raise the siege.... [ Continue Reading ]
ZEDEKIAH. The last king of Judah.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL. Jehovah the Elohim of Israel. See note on Jeremiah 11:3, and App-4. BEHOLD. Figure of speech. _Asterismos_. App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
OUTSTRETCHED HAND. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:6) STRONG. strong (for holding fast).... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle. FROM. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and from", thus forming the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6. LIFE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. HE SHALL NOT SPARE. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:50).... [ Continue Reading ]
I SET BEFORE YOU, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 30:19). LIFE... DEATH. Note the' _Introversion_ in Jeremiah 21:9, "die... live".... [ Continue Reading ]
HE THAT GOETH OUT, &C. Many acted on this promise (Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 52:15). FALLETH. shall fall. HE SHALL LIVE. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "then (or so) shall he live". BE UNTO HIM FOR. PREY: i.e. he shall save his life, but it will be dearly bought. Compare Jeremi... [ Continue Reading ]
I HAVE SET, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 17:10). Compare Ezekiel 15:7. EVIL. calamity. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOUSE OF DAVID. Occurs only here in Jeremiah. IN THE MORNING. betimes. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44. YOUR. Some codices, with seven early printed editions, read "their".... [ Continue Reading ]
INHABITANT. inhabitress: i.e. Zion. ROCK OF THE PLAIN. Figure of speech _Periphrasis_, for Zion.... [ Continue Reading ]
KINDLE. FIRE, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:22). App-92. THE FOREST THEREOF. her forest. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the timber from Lebanon used in the buildings. IT SHALL DEVOUR. Fulfilled in Jeremiah 52:13.... [ Continue Reading ]