Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 7:2
Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all [ye of] Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
2. the gate ] In Jer 26:2 “the court” (perhaps the “new gate” of Jer 36:10), probably between the inner and outer court, in the latter of which the crowd from city and country would assemble on a fast day or festival. The sympathy of numbers would naturally provoke the attack which followed (Jer 26:7 ff.).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 2. Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house] There was a show of public worship kept up. The temple was considered God’s residence; the usual ceremonies of religion restored by Josiah were still observed; and the people were led to consider the temple and its services as sacred things, which would be preservatives to them in case of the threatened invasion.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Stand in the gate, viz. the east gate, which was chiefly frequented; this being the public place of going out and coming in, and where the people were then wont to assemble, Jer 26:2,10; and he is said to stand, because he was to execute the office of a preacher, Jer 26:2, not of a judge, where the posture would rather have been sitting.
The Lords house; the temple, Jer 7:4,10.
Proclaim there: the place notes the vanity of their confidence, who, notwithstanding all their provocations, yet placed their safety much in the privileges of the temple, glorying much in that; and the manner. proclaiming, signifies both the authority by which he spake, and the divulging of what he spake plainly and boldly, which as it was in a public place, viz. the court of the people, not the court of the priests, (from which it is distinguished, 2Ch 4:9) and therefore said at these gates, viz. the several gates that were in the wall of the court, of which there were six, three on the south side and three on the north; so, possibly, it might be at some public time of the peoples resorting thither from all quarters, Psa 122:4,5, when all the males were to meet, Exo 23:17; see Joh 7:37; and therefore said,
all ye of Judah. This word; the message that I send thee with.
The word of the Lord: see Jer 2:4.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. the gatethat is, the gateof the court of Israel within that of the women. Those whom Jeremiahaddresses came through the gate leading into the court of the women,and the gate leading into the outer court, or court of the Gentiles(“these gates”).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house,…. That is, of the temple, and the court of it. This gate, as Kimchi says, was the eastern gate, which was the principal gate of all; see Jer 26:2:
and proclaim there this word, and say; with a loud voice, as follows:
hear ye the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah; the inhabitants of the several parts of Judea, which came to the temple to worship; very probably it was a feast day, as Calvin conjectures; either the passover, or pentecost, or feast of tabernacles, when all the males in Israel appeared in court:
that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord; there were seven gates belonging to the court, three on the north, three on the south, and one in the east, the chief of all, as Kimchi, Abarbinel, and Ben Melech observe; and this agrees with the account in the Misna k. The names of them were these; on the south side were these three, the watergate, the gate of the firstlings; or the gate of offering, and the gate of kindling; on the north were these three, the gate Nitzotz, called also the gate of the song, the gate Korban, sometimes called the gate of women, and Beth Moked; and the gate in the east was the gate Nicanor, and this gate was the most frequented; and therefore Jeremiah was ordered to stand here, and deliver his message.
k Middot, c. 1. sect. 4, 5.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Here the Prophet gives a short account of the sermon, in which he severely reproved the people, because his labor had been useless, though he had sharply and severely reproved them. He says then, that he had a command from above to stand at the gate of the Temple. This was indeed usually done by the prophets: but God seems to have intended that this reproof should be heard by all. He says further, that he was commanded to address the whole tribe of Judah
It is hence probable, and what may be easily concluded, that this discourse was delivered on a feast — day, when there was the usual assembly of the people. He could not indeed have made this address on other days; for then the inhabitants of the city only frequented the Temple. But on the feast — days they usually came from the neighboring towns and from the whole country to celebrate God’s rightful worship, which had been prescribed in the law. Since then Jeremiah addressed the whole tribe of Judah, we hence conclude, that he spoke not only to the inhabitants of the city, but also to the whole tribe, which came together to keep the feast — day.
Now the object of his sermon was, to exhort them seriously to repent, if they wished God to be reconciled to them. So the Prophet shews, that God did not regard their sacrifices and external rites, and that this was not the way, as they thought, of appeasing him. For after they had celebrated the feast, every one returned home, as though they all, after having made an expiation, had God propitious to them. The Prophet shews here, that the way of worshipping God was very different, which was to reform their lives.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(2) The gate of the Lords house.As a priest, Jeremiah would have access to all parts of the Temple. On some day when the courts were thronged with worshippers (Jer. 7:10), probably a fast-day specially appointed, he stands at the inner gate of one of the courts, possibly, as in Jer. 17:19, that by which the king entered in ceremonial state, and looking about on the multitudes that thronged it, speaks to them the word of the Lord, the message which he had been specially commissioned to deliver.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Jer 7:2 Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all [ye of] Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
Ver. 2. Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house.] The east gate, which was the most famous and most frequented of the people, and therefore fittest for the purpose.
And proclaim there this word.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
in the gate: i.e. in the fore-court. The proclamation has the Temple and its frequenters for its subject.
all ye of Judah = all Judah.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
am 3394, bc 610
Stand: Jer 17:19, Jer 19:2, Jer 19:14, Jer 22:1, Jer 26:2, Jer 36:6, Jer 36:10, Pro 1:20, Pro 1:21, Pro 8:2, Pro 8:3, Joh 18:20, Act 5:20, Act 5:42
Hear: Jer 2:4, Jer 10:1, Jer 19:3, Jer 34:4, Jer 44:24, 1Ki 22:19, Isa 1:10, Eze 2:4, Eze 2:5, Hos 5:1, Amo 7:16, Mic 1:2, Mic 3:1, Mic 3:9, Mat 13:9, Rev 2:7, Rev 2:11, Rev 2:17, Rev 2:29, Rev 3:6, Rev 3:13, Rev 3:22
that enter: Jer 17:19, Jer 17:20, Jer 22:2
Reciprocal: Jdg 5:11 – go down Jer 2:2 – cry Jer 11:6 – Proclaim Jer 28:5 – the house Eze 2:3 – I send Hos 4:1 – Hear Mat 12:34 – how Luk 11:42 – and pass
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 7:2. Gate is from a word that is defined, An opening, he. door or gate, in Strong’s lexicon. Since the passage concerns the tempte in Jerusalem the word should take the former of the two in the definition. The temple was the place where the national worship took place, hence the priests and other leading men of Judah would frequently be met at that place. It was very appropriate, therefore, that the prophet be instructed to take up his position there to declare t.he important message.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Jer 7:2. Stand in the gates of the Lords house Namely, the east gate of the temple, which led directly to it, where he delivered this discourse, before all the people who entered there. And proclaim there this word Proclaiming signifies both the authority by which he spake, and the divulging of what he spake plainly and boldly. And as it was in so public a place, namely, at the entrance of the court of the people, not of that of the priests, that he uttered this prophecy, so possibly it might be at one of the three feasts, when all the males from all parts of the country were to appear before the Lord in the courts of his house. In that case he would have many collected together to preach to, and that was the most seasonable time to admonish them not to trust in their privileges.