Bible Commentary

Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. Ch. Jer 52:1-11. Capture of the city 1. Zedekiah was one and twenty years old ] So 2Ch 36:11, but, if we compare 1Ch … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:1”

And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far [are] the words of Jeremiah. 64. upon her: and they shall be weary ] The mg. (rightly) puts a full stop after “upon her” and a colon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:64”

And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, [that] thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: 63, 64. For the symbolical action cp. Jer 13:1-7, Jer 19:1-10, Jer 27:2, Jer 43:9. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 63. bind … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:63”

Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate forever. Thou shalt testify that thou believest what thou hast read to be what shall most certainly come to pass, by speaking words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:62”

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words; 61, 62. then see and say ] From “and say” to the end of Jer 51:62 is probably the addition of a compiler; it is a needless interruption to the close connexion of the preceding words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:61”

So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, [even] all these words that are written against Babylon. 60. a book ] See introd. note. The latter part of the v. which seems to identify this book, or rather roll, scroll, with the preceding prophecy, Jer 50:2 to Jer 51:58, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:60”

The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And [this] Seraiah [was] a quiet prince. 59. Seraiah when he went with Zedekiah ] See introd. note. chief chamberlain ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:59”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labor in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary. 58. The broad walls of Babylon ] better than mg. The walls of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:58”

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise [men], her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name [is] the LORD of hosts. 57. her governors and her deputies ] Cp. Jer 51:23 ; Jer 51:28, and for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:57”

Because the spoiler is come upon her, [even] upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompenses shall surely requite. Every one … – Or, Their bows are broken, for Yahweh is a God of recompenses; He will certainly requite. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 51:56”