Concerning the houses of this city... — The words point to the incident which was the occasion of the prophecy. The houses referred to had either been destroyed by the invaders, or, more probably, by the besieged, in order to erect a counter-work against the “mounts” which the Chaldæans had set against it. The “swords” (the word is translated by “axes” in Ezekiel 26:9) include tools used for breaking down walls.
Verse Jeremiah 33:4. _THUS SAITH THE LORD_] This is a new confirmation of what has already been said, viz., The city shall fall, a number of the inhabitants shall perish, the rest shall be carried int...
BY ... BY - Rather, against ... against. As the works of the enemy approached the walls, houses were pulled down to build inner fortifications. Swords are mentioned in Ezekiel 26:9 (translated, axes),...
CHAPTER 33 New Message of Restoration and Blessing _ 1. The call to pray and Jerusalem's overthrow (Jeremiah 33:1) _ 2. Future blessing and glory (Jeremiah 33:6) 3. The Branch of Righteousness; Je...
JEREMIAH 33. PROMISES OF RESTORATION. There may be a Jeremianic nucleus in the first half of the chapter, but Jeremiah 33:14, being imitative, and omitted by LXX, is probably late. Yahweh the Restorer...
THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL. See note on Jeremiah 11:3. God. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. THROWN DOWN, &C.: i.e. demolished to serve as. fence against the mounts and the sword....
_mounts_ See on Jeremiah 6:6....
These _vv_., as they stand, are evidently corrupt; for "they" (seeing that the word cannot, as strict grammar demands, mean "the houses"), as applied to the defenders of the city, would require the ve...
See introd. summary to section....
WHICH ARE THROWN DOWN BY THE MOUNTS— _Which are thrown down for the raising of mounts;_ Jeremiah 33:5 _and to give space for those who are about to come to fight with the Chaldeans; and to fill up the...
2. _General promises_ (Jeremiah 33:4-13) TRANSLATION (4) For thus says the Lord the God of Israel concerning the houses of this city, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been torn down s...
_FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, CONCERNING THE HOUSES OF THIS CITY, AND CONCERNING THE HOUSES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH, WHICH ARE THROWN DOWN BY THE MOUNTS, AND BY THE SWORD;_ No JFB commen...
33:4 mounds (f-31) As ch. 32.24....
BY THE MOUNTS, AND BY THE SWORD] RV '_to make a defence_ against the mounts, and against the sword,' to make room for the besieged to erect defensive works. For 'mounts'see Jeremiah 6:6....
1-13. Restoration and honour again promised....
כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל...
CHAPTER XXXI RESTORATION II THE NEW ISRAEL Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 30:1; Jeremiah 31:1;...
Following the story of the purchase of the field in Anathoth, with its signification, is a song of the ultimate restoration therein foretold. The song first celebrates the restoration of the people an...
For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the (c) mounts, and by the sword; (c) Read (J...
_To. "Concerning the houses....and the sword of them," who would not obey God, thus bringing on their own destruction._...
Some of Paul the Apostle's sweetest Epistles and preaching was when he was shut up in prison: witness to the Church of the Philippians, and his preaching to the jailor, Acts 16:1. And certainly Jeremi...
He now expresses what these hidden things were, _As to the houses, he says, (so it is literally) thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, as to the houses of this city, and as to the houses of the kings...
Chapter 33 repeats with ample and rich abundance the testimony to these blessings, and dwells particularly on the presence of the Messiah; it announces that the branch of righteousness shall grow up u...
FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL,.... The destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, which was now fulfilling, is here mentioned as a pledge of the accomplishment of spiritual blessings afte...
For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword; Ver. 4. _Which...
_Thus saith the Lord concerning the houses of this city_ Not excepting those _of the kings of Judah, thrown down by the mounts_ Namely, by the battering engines placed upon the mounts, which were rais...
For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, the various buildings making up the royal palace, WHICH ARE THROWN DOWN...
THE CONTRAST BETWEEN DESTRUCTION AND RESTORATION...
1-13 Those who expect to receive comforts from God, must call upon him. Promises are given, not to do away, but to quicken and encourage prayer. These promises lead us to the gospel of Christ; and in...
That is, which in part are thrown dawn, and shall yet further be thrown down, by the engines of war which the Chaldeans use to batter down the city: see before, JEREMIAH 32:24. Some read _for the moun...
Jeremiah 33:4 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 houses H1004 city H5892 houses H1004 kings...
SUB-PART B. YHWH PROMISES THE RESTORATION OF THE DAVIDIC MONARCHY AND THE LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD (JEREMIAH 33:1). The passage commences with, ‘Moreover the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah the second time...
THE CONDITIONS OF THE SIEGE WHICH HAVE CAUSED JEREMIAH TO DESPAIR (JEREMIAH 33:4). YHWH recognises that Jeremiah might be confused at what he is experiencing as the siege approaches its final intensi...
CONTENTS: Prophecy concering the Davidic kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: The Davidic covenant will in God's own time be literally fulfilled, to the great joy of the remnant of...
Jeremiah 33:3. _Call to me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things._ What a gracious promise in the time of war and siege, and impending extremities. God even now would have del...
_The Word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison._ A DIVINE MESSAGE SENT INTO A PRISON I. A true child of God and an honoured prophet in...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—This chapter is in date and subject essentially linked to chapter 32. For Notes, therefore, see previous chapter. LITERARY CRITICISMS.— Jeremiah 33:3. “MIGHTY THINGS:” a...
EXPOSITION A chapter of promises, having reference, first, to the people and kingdom in general (Jeremiah 33:4), and then to the royal and priestly offices in particular (Jeremiah 33:14). The first pa...
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Thus saith the LORD the maker, the LORD that formed it, to establish it;...
Ezekiel 21:22; Ezekiel 26:8; Ezekiel 4:2; Habakkuk 1:10; Jeremiah 32:
THE GLORIOUS FUTURE OF ISRAEL Jeremiah 33:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening verse of our study says, "Moreover the Word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time." This second vision was the vi...