Bible Commentary

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, Verse 6. Spake all these words unto Zedekiah] He delivered this message at the hazard of his life. Jeremiah feared God, and had no other fear. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible Then Jeremiah the prophet … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:6”

[But] thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn [odors] for thee; and they will lament thee, [saying], Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD. 5. shall they make a burning ] Apparently some honorific burning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:5”

Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: 4, 5. Du. challenges the statement in these vv. as not in consonance with the troublous ending of Zedekiah’s life in exile. If the text be sound, “in peace” can … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:4”

And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. 3. thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:3”

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire: Verse 2. He shall burn it with fire] This was a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:2”

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, 1. The narrative portion of the work which we may ascribe to Baruch … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 34:1”

Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, [so] that I will not take [any] of his seed [to be] rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them. By the seed of Jacob, and of Abraham … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 33:26”

Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant [be] not with day and night, [and if] I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; 25. stand] The absence of a verb in this clause to balance “have appointed” in the next has led to Du.’s emendation, adopted also by Co., to read by a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 33:25”

Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. 24. this people ] If the words be right, they must indicate the sceptical part of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 33:24”

Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, 23 26. Renewal of the assurance to the people as a whole, with the same illustration. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah,…. Upon the same subject, concerning the continuance of David’s seed; with a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 33:23”