Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 16:15
But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
Verse 15. The land of the north] Chaldea: and their deliverance thence will be as remarkable as the deliverance of their fathers from the land of Egypt.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Which he saith should be so grateful a mercy to them, that either in regard of the newness of this deliverance, or in regard of the great misery they should be in during the captivity of Babylon, when they should be delivered from it, they should not so much remember their deliverance front the house of bondage in Egypt, and magnify God for that salvation, as this new deliverance of them out of this captivity; for he would certainly bring them again into the land of Canaan, a land which he had given unto their fathers.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
15. the northChaldea. Butwhile the return from Babylon is primarily meant, the returnhereafter is the full and final accomplishment contemplated, as “fromall the lands” proves. “Israel” was not,save in a very limited sense, “gathered from all the lands”at the return from Babylon (see on Jer24:6; Jer 30:3; Jer32:15).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
But the Lord liveth,…. Or they shall swear by the living Lord; or declare his power, as the Targum: “that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north”; that is, from Babylon, which lay north of Judea. The Jews d gather from hence, that the land of Israel was higher than all other lands, because it is said, that “brought up”, or “caused to ascend”; as out of the land of Egypt as before, so out of all other lands. The meaning is, that the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity was a greater blessing and mercy than the deliverance out of Egypt; the hardships they endured in Babylon being in some respects greater than those they endured in Egypt; and especially the favour being recent, and fresh upon their mind, it would swallow up the remembrance of the former mercy; that would be comparatively forgotten, and not be so frequent and common in the mouths of men; so great would be the sense of this deliverance; wherefore this prophecy both expresses the grievousness of their captivity in Babylon, as exceeding their bondage in Egypt, and the greatness of their salvation from it; when they should be not only brought out of Babylon, but also
from all the lands whither he had driven them; from Egypt, Media, and Persia, and other places: or, “whither they were driven”: by the kings of the earth, as Kimchi interprets it; though it is certain the Lord’s hand was in it; it was according to his will, and by his providence, that they were scattered about among the nations:
and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers; which had its accomplishment at their return from the Babylonish captivity; and will be more fully accomplished in the latter day, when the Jews shalt be converted, and return to their own land. Kimchi says this refers to the days of the Messiah, and the gathering of the captives; and some following passages manifestly belong to Gospel times. So Jarchi and Abarbinel understand this and the following of the days of the Messiah.
d T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 87. 1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
But, it will be rather said, Live does Jehovah, for he has brought his people from the land of the north; and for this reason, because there will be less hope remaining for you, when the Chaldeans shall subdue and scatter you like a body torn asunder, and when the name of Israel shall be extinguished, when the worship of God shall be subverted and the Temple destroyed. When therefore all things shall appear to be past remedy, this captivity shall be much more dreadful than that by which your fathers had been oppressed. Therefore, when God restores you, it will be a miracle much more remarkable. And that the Prophet took occasion to give thom some hope of God’s favor, may be gathered from the end of the verse, when he says, And I will make them to return to their own land: but the copulative ought to be rendered as a conditional particle, as though he had said, When I shall restore them to their own land which I gave to their fathers It now follows —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Jer 16:15 But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
Ver. 15. But the Lord liveth, &c. ] Or, “Let the Lord live, and let the God of our salvation be exalted.” Psa 18:46 See Trapp on “ Psa 18:46 “ How much more, then, should our redemption from sin, death, and hell by Jesus Christ obscure all temporal deliverance! See for this Jer 23:7-8 cf. Jer 3:16 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
north. Babylon on the east; but entrance thence into the Land was by the north.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
that brought: Jer 3:18, Jer 24:6, Jer 30:3, Jer 30:10, Jer 31:8, Jer 32:37, Jer 50:19, Deu 30:3-5, Psa 106:47, Isa 11:11-16, Isa 13:5, Isa 13:6, Isa 14:1, Isa 27:12, Isa 27:13, Eze 34:12-14, Eze 36:24, Eze 37:21, Eze 37:22, Eze 39:28, Amo 9:14
Reciprocal: Isa 43:18 – General Jer 23:7 – General Jer 29:14 – and I will turn Jer 44:16 – we Joe 3:1 – when
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 16:15, This verse gives the event for the change Indicated in the preceding verse. The release of the people of God from the Babylonian captivity was to be such an Important event that it would amount to an epoch in their history. Because of that importance it is here predicted that informed persons will identify the Lord by his connection with the event- Of course In making such a prediction It includes that of the return at the end of the captivity. The Biblical account of its fulfillment may be seen in the books of Ezra and Nehemiali. The historical account was cited in connection with comments on Isa 14:1 In Vol. 3 of this Commentary, Reference to the north is explained at Isa 14:31 in the same volume referred to above.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
16:15 But, The LORD liveth, that brought the children of Israel from the land of the north, and {f} from all the lands where he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave to their fathers.
(f) Signifying that the blessing of their deliverance out of Babylon would be so great that it would abolish the remembrance of their deliverance from Egypt: but he has here chiefly respect to the spiritual deliverance under Christ.
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
Instead, they would look back on their second exodus, from Babylon and all the other countries to which He had banished them. The Lord promised to bring His people back into the Promised Land that He had given their fathers, after He had disciplined them in those other countries (cf. Gen 12:7; Isa 43:16-20; Isa 48:20-21; Isa 51:9-11).
The returns from Babylonian exile, therefore, were only part of the fulfillment of this promise. There must still be a return of the Chosen People to the Promised Land "which I gave to their fathers" from all over the world. This will be a return after the Jews have repented (cf. Isa 2:2-4; Isa 18:7; Isa 19:19-25; Zec 8:20-23; Zec 14:16; Mal 1:11). [Note: See Kaiser, p. 108.] Therefore the present return of multitudes of Jews from all over the world to Palestine does not fulfill what God promised here.
Even though there would be deliverance for Israel in the distant future, she could count on thorough judgment in the near future (Jer 16:16-18).