Bible Commentary

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 12. The MT. is awkward, as it stands. The LXX have merely “and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges I will not only give … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:12”

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 11. For I know ] an assurance on Jehovah’s part that He forgets them not, even though they be far from their proper land. the thoughts that I think … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:11”

For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 10. After seventy years ] See on Jer 25:11. for Babylon ] The announcement has respect to the duration of the empire of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:10”

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name,…. They pretended to have the authority of God for what they said; that their prophecies and dreams were from him, and as such they delivered them in his name; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:9”

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that [be] in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 8. cause to be dreamed ] mg. dream. The MT., as it stands, gives the sense as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:8”

And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. 7. seek the peace of the city ] probably referring not to Babylon only, but to any city in which a body … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:7”

Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. That is, Be not uneasy in your minds, not resolving what to do, through the prophecies of the false … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:6”

Build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Verse 5. Build ye houses] Prepare for a long continuance in your present captivity. Provide yourselves with the necessaries of life, and multiply in the land, that ye may become a powerful people. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:5”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; 4 9. See introd. note to section. Instead of looking for an immediate return to Palestine, which would cause the exiles to sit loose to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:4”

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying, 3. Elasah ] As the son of Shaphan he was probably brother of Ahikam (Jer 26:24) who, taking Jeremiah’s side in political matters, would be well … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 29:3”