Bible Commentary

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD. 32. therefore thus saith the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:32”

Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: 31. hath prophesied ] the first explicit statement that Shemaiah was a prophet. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:31”

Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 30. This resumes the thread ofthe sentence which began at Jer29:25, but was left there not completed. Here, in this thirtiethverse, it is completed, not however in continuity, but by a newperiod. The same construction occurs in Ro5:12-15. Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:30”

And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. 29. read this letter, etc.] shewing thereby that he was in sympathy with the prophet. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges It is uncertain whether Zephaniah did this out of kindness to Jeremiah, for we read he was sent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:29”

For therefore he sent unto us [in] Babylon, saying, This [captivity is] long: build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. The matter of fact was true, as appeared Jer 29:5,6, but it was false that this was the effect of phrensy, or that he spake this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:28”

Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? 27. maketh himself a prophet ] plays the part of a prophet, acts excitedly, like the dervishes of the present day. Cp. 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 10:12 f., 1Sa 18:10, 1Sa 19:20 ff. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:27”

The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man [that is] mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks. 26. This and the two following verses give us … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:26”

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that [are] at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 25. in thine own name ] not, as Jeremiah spoke, in the name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:25”

[Thus] shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, 24. concerning ] mg. unto. Cp. Jer 29:31. the Nehelamite ] The place or family referred to is not otherwise known. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 24 32. Shemaiah the Nehelamite rebuked and threatened. On the arrival at Babylon of Jeremiah’s letter, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:24”

Because they have committed villainy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and [am] a witness, saith the LORD. 23. folly ] The Hebrew denotes more than this, viz. “a state of mind or an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:23”