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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...
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Shemaiah the Nehelamite rebuked and threatened.
On the arrival at Babylon of Jeremiah's letter, which ends with
Jeremiah 29:23, there is much indignation on the part of the false
prophets, and one of...
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C. A Second Letter to Babylon Jeremiah 29:30-32
TRANSLATION
(30) And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, (31) send
unto all the captives, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah...
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Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
A second communication which Jeremiah sent to Babylon after the
messengers who carried his first letter had brought a letter from the...
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1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
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וַֽ יְהִי֙ דְּבַר ־יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל
־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵ אמֹֽר׃...
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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...
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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...
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I cannot help admiring the gracious providence of God over the Church,
in that the events which took place in one age, so exactly corresponds
to what takes place in another: as if to prove to God's fa...
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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...
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WHEN CAME THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO JEREMIAH,.... After he had heard
the letter read:
SAYING; as follows:...
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Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Ver. 30. _Then came the word of the Lord._] Or, Therefore came, &c. In
the five former verses we had _narrationem causae,_ an account of the
reas...
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The Doom of Shemaiah Foretold
Jeremiah's letter to the men in exile had evidently caused a great
stir among the false prophets in Babylon, who had predicted a speedy
termination of the exile. Accordi...
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20-32 Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who
deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of
the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretendi...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Jeremiah 29:30 word H1697 LORD H3068 Jeremiah H3414 saying H559
(H8800)...
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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...
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CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against
false prophets. Destruction foretold.
CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah,
Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...