Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 29:2
(After Jeconiah the king, and the (b) queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem;)
(b) Meaning Jeconiah's mother.
(After Jeconiah the king, and the (b) queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem;)
(b) Meaning Jeconiah's mother.
THE QUEEN - The queen-mother....
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...
JECONIAH: i.e. Jehoiachin. THE QUEEN. the queen-mother, Nehushta, the wife of Jehoiakim. Compare Jeremiah 13:18. See 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Kings 24:15. EUNUCHS. chamberlains. CARPENTERS. art
The letter appears to have been later than ch. 24, to which it plainly alludes more than once. Cp. Jeremiah 29:17 with Jeremiah 24:2; Jeremiah 24:8, and...
III. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CAPTIVES Jeremiah 29:1-32 Judging from the contents of chapter 29, the Jews in captivity in Babylon were free to correspond with their relatives and friends back in Palest...
(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) THE QUEEN - Nehushta, the queen...
1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
CARPENTERS] RV 'craftsmen.' 4-7. They are not to sit loose to the land of their exile, but to make homes for themselves there. Else they will soon dwindle away....
THE QUEEN. — This was probably the queen-mother, Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan (2 Kings 24:8). The name probably indicates a connection with the Elnathan the son of Achbor, of Jeremiah 26:22, but...
אַחֲרֵ֣י צֵ֣את יְכָנְיָֽה ־הַ֠ מֶּלֶךְ וְ הַ
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...
_Queen. Nohesta. --- Eunuchs. Real, (Hebrew) or "Grandee." (Chaldean) --- Engravers. Chap. xxiv. 2._...
The Reader will recollect, that at this time many of the people were already gone into captivity, and the false prophets, and time-serving persons of the party, were budding up the hopes of the people...
He mentions the time when the book was sent, even after the calamity which had happened, when King Jeconiah and his mother were driven into exile, and Zedekiah, his successor, was made governor in his...
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...
AFTER THAT JECONIAH THE KING,.... Of Judah; the same with Jehoiachin, who was carried captive into Babylon when he had reigned but three months: AND THE QUEEN; not Jeconiah's wife, for he had none; b...
Jeremiah 29:2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) Ver. 2. _After that...
_After that Jeconiah and the queen_, &c. By the queen is meant Jeconiah's mother: see 2 Kings 24:12, where an account is given of this captivity. _And the eunuchs_ Or _court-officers_, as Dr. Waterlan...
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...
(after that Jeconiah, the king, and the queen, Nehushta, the dowager, daughter of Einathan, 2 Kings 24:8, AND THE EUNUCHS, the courtiers or chamberlains, high court officers, THE PRINCES OF JUDAH AND...
EUNUCHS: Or, chamberleins...
1-7 The written word of God is as truly given by inspiration of God as his spoken word. The zealous servant of the Lord will use every means to profit those who are far off, as well as those who are...
After this captivity....
Jeremiah 29:2 after H310 Jeconiah H3204 king H4428 mother H1377 eunuchs H5631 princes H8269 Judah H3063 Jerusalem H3389
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...
INTRODUCTORY WORDS. Jeremiah 29:1 ‘Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the p...
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...
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...
2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 20:18; 2 Kings 24:12;...