Bible Commentary

Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. God having caused the prophet to have such a visible object appear to him, asked him what he saw as Jer 1:11. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 24:3”

One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe: and the other basket [had] very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 2. the figs that are first ripe ] The proper time for gathering figs in Palestine is in August. Certain kinds of trees, however, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 24:2”

The LORD showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs [were] set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 1. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 24:1”

And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten. Verse 40. I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you] And this reproach of having rebelled against so good a God, and rejected so powerful a Saviour, follows them to this day through all their dispersions, in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:40”

Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, [and cast you] out of my presence: 39. utterly forget you ] The alternative in mg. lift you up, as rendering the Hebrew verb from which “burden” is derived, is clearly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:39”

But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD; 38. But if ye say of the Lord ] LXX omit. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:38”

Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken? Jer 23:37-40 Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord. Sins of the tongue Great part of the prophetical writings is occupied with denunciations of vengeance on the Jews, for their obstinacy, ingratitude, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:37”

And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. 36. every man’s own word shall be his burden ] mg. is his burden, and ye pervert, etc. Either … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:36”

Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? The proper words for prophecy. It is to be called an answer when the people have come to inquire of Yahweh: but His word when it is sent unasked. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:35”

And [as for] the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house. That is, that shall in derision say thus, mocking at my threatenings and judgments. I will not only punish him, but his whole family. Fuente: English Annotations … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:34”