Bible Commentary

The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, [then] shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him. Verse 9. When the word of the prophet shall come to pass] Here is the criterion. He is a true prophet who specifies things that he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:9”

The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. Verse 8. The prophets that have been before me] Namely, Joel, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and others; all of whom denounced similar evils against … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:8”

Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people; 7 9. The passage forms an important aid to our grasping of the real nature of O.T. prophecy. True prophets did not flatter with promises of good fortune, seeing that their aim was to preach … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:7”

Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place. Jeremiahs own wishes concurred with Hananiahs prediction, but asserts that that prediction was at variance … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:6”

Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD, 5. the prophet Jeremiahtheepithet, “the prophet,” is prefixed to “Jeremiah”throughout this chapter, to correspond to the same epithet before”Hananiah”; except in Jer28:12, where “the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:5”

And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 4. Jeconiah ] It shews that the exiled king must still have had a substantial … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:4”

Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: 3. that Nebuchadnezzar carried them to Babylon ] LXX omit. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Within two full years … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:3”

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Verse 2. Thus speaketh the Lord] What awful impudence! when he knew in his conscience that God had given him no such commission. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:2”

And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, [and] in the fifth month, [that] Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which [was] of Gibeon, spoke unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 28:1”

They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place. Verse 22. They shall be carried to Babylon] Far from those already taken being brought back, those which now remain shall be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 27:22”