Bible Commentary

And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 10. Nebuchadrezzar ] Erbt (p. 72) points … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:10”

Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which [is] at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; 9. hide them in mortar in the brickwork ] mg. lay them with mortar in the pavement (or square). The MT. is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:9”

Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 8. in Tahpanhes ] The exiles would be compelled to halt at this frontier-fortress (now Tell Defneh) in order to secure permission to sojourn in the country, and obtain if possible such recognition from the king as would help to supply them with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:8”

So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they [even] to Tahpanhes. Tahpanhes – See the Jer 2:16 note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 7. Came they even to Tahpanhes] This city was called Daphne by the Greeks, and was situated … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:7”

[Even] men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. Verse 6. Men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters] See the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:6”

But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; All the remnant of Judah that were returned – In this way, the utter depopulation of the land … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:5”

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah. All the people – Many, nevertheless, would be unwilling agents, compelled to do what their unscrupulous leaders forced upon the community. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:4”

But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. Baruch was but a clerk or secretary to Jeremiah, so not very probable to overrule the prophet to a falsifying … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:3”

Then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: Verse 2. Thou speakest falsely] They had no other colour for their rebellion than … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:2”

And it came to pass, [that] when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, [even] all these words, These captains belonged to the party who had all along resisted Jeremiahs counsels, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 43:1”