Bible Commentary

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What [is] the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD. 33. say unto them, What burden! ] mg. (less well) tell them what the burden is, but mg. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:33”

Behold, I [am] against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD. 32. vain boasting ] The Hebrew … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:32”

Behold, I [am] against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 31. use ] The tongue is all of which they can avail themselves. There is no first-hand knowledge behind it. He saith ] This phrase, borrowed from the true prophets, will, they expect, help their sayings to pass … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:31”

Therefore, behold, I [am] against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. 30. steal my words ] They have themselves no revelation to impart, and therefore proclaim as their own that which has been said by the really inspired. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 30 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:30”

[Is] not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer [that] breaketh the rock in pieces? 29. This v. supplies a further test of a genuine prophetic utterance, viz. penetration and power. like as fire ] Cp. Jer 5:14 and note there. The conception is that “of the prophetic word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:29”

The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What [is] the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. 28. Mere dreams and the truth of God are to be kept asunder. What is the straw to the wheat? ] God’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:28”

Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 27. to forget my name ] not literally, but to forget the essential character of Him who bears the name. So their fathers confused Baal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:27”

How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, [they are] prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 26. The opening words are evidently corrupt. Co. accepts Du.’s suggestion to substitute (by a not violent change in MT.) a third “I have dreamed” (cp. Jer 7:4, Jer 22:29) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:26”

I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 25. I have dreamed, I have dreamed ] These were the words with which they caught the ear of the crowd, and so gained a sure hearing for their pretended revelations. But another kind of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:25”

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. What do these atheistical priests, and prophets, and people think? Do they think that I, who am a God of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, see and take … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:24”