Bible Commentary

Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that [are] in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 27. for evil, and not for good ] Cp. Jer 1:12, Jer 31:28. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:27”

Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:26”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:25”

Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that [are] in the land of Egypt: 24. Here and in Jer 44:25 we return to Baruch’s memoirs. all Judah Egypt ] LXX, probably rightly, omit. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Earnest … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:24”

Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. There is in these verses nothing of difficulty, nor … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:23”

So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, [and] because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. 22. could no longer bear ] These words contain the pith of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:22”

The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it [not] into his mind? 21. The incense ] See on Jer 44:3; also on Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:21”

Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him [that] answer, saying, 20 23. Du., Erbt and Co. agree in considering that these vv. are a later addition, merely reproducing the thoughts contained in Jer 44:2-14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:20”

And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? 19. worship ] The alternative in mg. suggests that her image may have been stamped upon them. For “cakes” See … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:19”

But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all [things], and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 18. See introd. note on Jer 7:16-20. The v. alludes to the misfortunes reaching from Josiah’s death at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:18”