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Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. 2. Pharaoh-neco ] This monarch (b.c. 610 594) had defeated and slain Josiah at Megiddo (b.c. 608). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 46:2”

The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; Against the Gentiles – Or, concerning the nations Jer. 4649:33. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible CHAPTER XLVI The difference between the preceding and the subsequent prophecies in point of composition is very remarkable; the last excelling much in majesty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 46:1”

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek [them] not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. 5. seek them not ] What form Baruch’s aspirations took can only be matter of conjecture. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 45:5”

Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, [that] which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. 4. Thus him ] omit as a gloss. Baruch himself, not the prophet, is still addressed. Behold, that which I have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 45:4”

Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. 3. sorrow to my pain ] The “pain” was caused by the thought of his fellow-countrymen’s sins and of the judgements impending on them; the “sorrow” by knowing what … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 45:3”

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch; 2. unto ] rather, as mg. concerning. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Jeremiah had in his former discourses revealed the will of God concerning nations, here he revealeth it as to Baruch his secretary or clerk, upon which account some … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 45:2”

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 1. unto Baruch ] See on Jer 32:12. these words ] See introd. note … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 45:1”

Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. Verse 30. Behold I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:30”

And this [shall be] a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil: 29. And this shall be the sign ] It has been inferred, but unnecessarily, from the close correspondence of these vv. with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:29”

Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. This justifieth the restrained interpretation of none of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:28”