Bible Commentary

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:17”

[As for] the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. Jer 44:16 As for the word which thou hast spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will net hearken unto thee. The ministerial message and its reception I. It devolves … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:16”

Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, 15. and all the women ] It has been suggested that it is hardly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:15”

So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape. 14. have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:14”

For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt,…. Or “visit”; in a way of wrath and vengeance; meaning not the native inhabitants of Egypt; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:13”

And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, [and] fall in the land of Egypt; they shall [even] be consumed by the sword [and] by the famine: they shall die, from the least even … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:12”

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah. 11. I will set my face ] See on Jer 21:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 11 14. See introd. summary to the ch. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:11”

They are not humbled [even] unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers. They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared: neither they nor you are humbled; for the prophets passing from the second … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:10”

Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? 9. their wives ] rightly, by a slight … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:9”

In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 8. the works … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 44:8”