In the beginning of the reign of (a) Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, (a) Concerning the disposition of these prophecies, they who gathered them into a book, did not altogether observe the order of times, but saw some before, which should b... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make for thee (b) bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, (b) By such signs the prophets used sometimes to confirm their prophecies which they could not do of themselves but in as much as they had a revelation for the same, (Isaiah 20:2) and therefore the false proph... [ Continue Reading ]
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my (c) servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. (c) Read (Jeremiah 25:9).... [ Continue Reading ]
And all nations shall serve him, and his (d) son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land shall come: and then many nations and great kings shall (e) bring him into subjection. (d) Meaning, Evilmerodach and his son Belshazzar. (e) They will bring him and his kingdom in subjection as in... [ Continue Reading ]
Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be (f) brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie to you. (f) Which were taken... [ Continue Reading ]
But if they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, let them now (g) make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and [in] the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. (g) For it was not only the prophet's... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit (h) them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place. (h) That is, for the space of seventy years till I have caused the Medes and Persians to overcome the Chaldeans.... [ Continue Reading ]