CHAPTER XXII _This section of prophecy, extending to the end of the eighth_ _verse of the next chapter, is addressed to the king of Judah_ _and his people. It enjoins on them the practice of justice and_ _equity, as they would hope to prosper_, 14; _but threatens them, in case of disobedience,... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:2. _O KING OF JUDAH - THOU, AND THY SERVANTS_] His ministers are here addressed, as chiefly governing the nation; and who had counselled Zedekiah to rebel.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:6. _THOU ART GILEAD UNTO ME_, AND _THE HEAD OF LEBANON_] Perhaps in allusion, says _Dahler_, to the _oaks_ of _Gilead_, and the _cedars_ of Mount _Lebanon_, of which the palace was constructed. _Lebanon_ was the highest mountain in Israel, and _Gilead_ the richest and most fertile... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:7. _THEY SHALL CUT DOWN THY CHOICE CEDARS_] The destruction of the country is expressed under the symbol of the destruction of a _fine forest_; a multitude of fellers come against it, each with his axe; and, there being no resistance, every tree is soon _felled_ to the earth. "Thes... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:8. _MANY NATIONS SHALL PASS_] These words seem borrowed from Deuteronomy 29:22, c.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:10. _WEEP YE NOT FOR THE DEAD_] Josiah, dead in consequence of the wound he had received at Megiddo, in a battle with Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt; but he died in peace with God. But _WEEP SORE FOR HIM THAT GOETH AWAY_] Namely, Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, called below _Shallum_,... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:13. _WO UNTO HIM THAT BUILDETH HIS HOUSE_] These evils, charged against Jehoiakim, are nowhere else _circumstantially_ related. We learn from 2 Kings 23:35-12, that he taxed his subjects heavily, to give to Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt: "He exacted the silver and gold of the people... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:15. _SHALT THOU REIGN, C._] Dost thou think thou art a great king, because thou dwellest in a splendid palace?... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:18. _THEY SHALL NOT LAMENT FOR HIM_, SAYING, _AH MY BROTHER!_] These words were no doubt the burden of some _funeral dirge. Alas!_ a _brother_, who was our _lord_ or _governor_, is gone. _Alas, our_ _sister_! his QUEEN, who has lost her _glory_ in losing her husband. הדה _hodah_ is... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:19. _WITH THE BURIAL OF AN ASS_] Cast out, and left unburied, or buried without any _funeral solemnities_, and without such lamentations as the above.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:20. _GO UP TO LEBANON_] Probably _Anti-Libanus_, which, together with _Bashan_ and _Abarim_, which we here translate _passages,_ were on the way by which the captives should be led out of their own country.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:21. _I SPAKE UNTO THEE IN THY PROSPERITY_] In all states and circumstances I warned thee by my prophets; and thou wilt only be _ashamed_ of thy conduct when thou shalt be stripped of all thy excellencies, and reduced to poverty and disgrace, Jeremiah 22:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:22. _THE WIND SHALL EAT UP ALL THY PASTORS_] A _blast_ from God's mouth shall carry off thy kings, princes, prophets, and priests.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:23. _HOW GRACIOUS SHALT THOU BE_] A strong irony.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:24. _THOUGH CONIAH_] Called _Jeconiah_, probably on ascending the throne. Jeremiah 22:10. _THE SIGNET UPON MY RIGHT HAND_] The most precious seal, ring, or armlet. Though dearer to me than the most splendid gem to its possessor.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:26. _I WILL CAST THEE OUT, AND THY MOTHER_] See all this fulfilled, 2 Kings 24:12. All were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into captivity together.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:28. Is _THIS MAN CONIAH A DESPISED BROKEN IDOL?_] These are probably the exclamations of the _people_, when they heard those solemn denunciations against their _king_ and their _country_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:29. _O EARTH_] These are the words of the _prophet_ in reply: O land! unhappy land! desolated land! _Hear the judgment of the_ _Lord_!... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Jeremiah 22:30. _WRITE YE THIS MAN CHILDLESS_] Though he had _seven_ sons, 1 Chronicles 3:17, yet having no _successor_, he is to be entered on the _genealogical tables_ as one _without children_, for none of his posterity ever sat on the throne of David.... [ Continue Reading ]