Bible Commentary

And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which [was] by the chamber of the princes, which [was] above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: 4. The particularity in description … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 35:4”

Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; Jaazaniah was the chief of that portion of the tribe which had taken refuge in Jerusalem. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 3. The whole house of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 35:3”

Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. 2. Go unto the house ] The family (so in 3, 5, 18; Gen 7:1, etc.) are meant, not the dwelling-houses. See Jer 35:7. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 35:2”

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 1. The word which came in the days of Jehoiakim ] This and the following chapter form a remarkable break in the narrative of chs. 32 44. They at once bring us back … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 35:1”

Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant. Verse 22. I will – cause them to return] They did return; re-invested … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:22”

And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you. Verse 21. The king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:21”

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. God doth not threaten all the Jews, but those only who had made … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:20”

The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf; The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem,…. Here is a particular enumeration of the persons that had made the covenant, and transgressed it, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:19”

And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof, 18. when they cut the calf in twain ] This rendering, which simplifies the construction, is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:18”

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:17”