I will gather you from all the nations, &c.— Though this prophesy has its primary completion in the restoration of the Jews under Cyrus; yet, like many others of the same kind, it can have its full completion only in that general restoration of the Jews so frequently spoken of.
Verse Jeremiah 29:14. _I WILL GATHER YOU FROM ALL THE NATIONS_] A quotation from Deuteronomy 30:3, and see also Deuteronomy 4:7....
TURN AWAY YOUR CAPTIVITY - Or, “restore your prosperity.”...
JEREMIAH 29. THE FUTURE OF THE EXILES IN BABYLON (_c_. 595). Jeremiah sends a letter by royal messengers to tell the exiles in Babylon to settle down there for a lengthy stay, and not to be deceived b...
AWAY. back. CAPTIVITY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for captives....
Not till after seventy years shall they return....
The LXX have only "And I will be found of you" (lit. "I will appear to you"). The remaining words are evidently a later addition, relating to a _general_dispersion, and thus unsuitable to the present...
4. _A word of hope for the captives_ (Jeremiah 29:11-14) TRANSLATION (11) For I know the plans which I am making for you (oracle of the LORD)plans of peace and not calamity, to give to you a future a...
And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I w...
1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
I WILL TURN AWAY YOUR CAPTIVITY... — On the substance and fulfilment of the prediction, see Notes on Jeremiah 23:3....
וְ נִמְצֵ֣אתִי לָכֶם֮ נְאֻם ־יְהוָה֒ וְ שַׁבְ
CHAPTER X CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXILES Jeremiah 29:1 "Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire."- Jeremiah 29:22 NOTHING further is said about the pr...
As a result of this false prophesying, Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles. It is evident that they also were disturbed. The letter instructed them, first, concerning their present position, advising...
I pray the Reader to pause over these gracious expressions of the Lord. They are suited to the Lord's exercised family, in all ages, at all times, and under all the sorrows of their estate. Mark how m...
The Prophet now applies what he seemed to have spoken generally. He then shews the effect of God’s favor, after having been reconciled to his people, even that he would re_store _their captivity, and...
On the other hand the prophet comforts those who, by the judgment of God, were subjected to the yoke which He had imposed upon them. The Jews in Babylon should dwell in peace, quietly seeking the welf...
AND I WILL BE FOUND OF YOU, SAITH THE LORD,.... As he is; when his favour is shown, his presence is enjoyed, and the blessing sought for is obtained: AND I WILL TURN AWAY YOUR CAPTIVITY; this designs...
And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I wi...
_After seventy years be accomplished at Babylon_ Hebrews, לפי מלאת שׁבעים שׁנה, literally, _At the mouth of the accomplishment of seventy years._ “And as the _mouth_ of a river, metaphorically, denote...
And I will be found of you, saith the Lord, Isaiah 55:6; AND I WILL TURN AWAY YOUR CAPTIVITY, AND I WILL GATHER YOU FROM ALL THE NATIONS AND FROM ALL THE PLACES WHITHER I HAVE DRIVEN YOU, SAITH THE LO...
JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. The Contents of the Letter. Just as certain false prophets in Jerusalem had tried to arouse and maintain false hopes in the inhabitants of the ca...
8-19 Let men beware how they call those prophets whom they choose after their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to be revelations from God. False prophets flatter people in...
This verse containeth no more than was said before, only it is repeated in a little different phrase, for the further confirmation of their faith, and the promise is a little enlarged. God saith he wi...
Jeremiah 29:14 found H4672 (H8738) says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 back H7725 (H8804) captivity H7622 ...
YHWH PROMISES THAT ONCE SEVENTY YEARS HAVE PASSED HIS PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO THEIR OWN LAND (JEREMIAH 29:10). Jeremiah 29:10 “For thus says YHWH, After seventy years are accomp...
JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES (JEREMIAH 29:1). Correspondence by letter was a constant feature of those days, and indicates that the world was not static (compare the prophetic letters from Shemaiah...
Jeremiah 29:10 I. We may describe every real affliction which comes upon the Christian as a captivity. To be in a condition which we should never voluntarily have preferred, or to be held back by the...
CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against false prophets. Destruction foretold. CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah, Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...
Jeremiah 29:10. _After seventy years._ See Jeremiah 26:1. Zechariah fixes the captivity at the same number of years, and he flourished sometime after Jeremiah's death. No doubt the captivity was exact...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 29:14 I WILL BRING YOU BACK. After 70 years, Israel’s repentant prayers and changed hearts will lead to God’s restoration of the nation (see...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—This letter and its transmission are usually dated the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign (because of chap. Jeremiah 28:1), but Jeremiah 29:2...
EXPOSITION Despised and rejected at home, Jeremiah turned his thoughts to those distant brethren in captivity, whom he had already likened to "good figs, very good" (Jeremiah 24:3, Jeremiah 24:5). He...
Now Jeremiah sent this letter, chapter 29, to those Jews that were in Babylon. And, of course, this letter was sent to them and one of the chief of the princes that was in Babylon was Daniel. So Danie...
1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 15:12; Amos 9:14; Deuteronomy 4:7;...