Bible Commentary

[Am] I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? 23, 24. The connexion of thought has been variously explained. (i) The LXX make Jer 23:23 an affirmation, not a question. God, as universally present, can never be at a distance, and this agrees with Jer 23:24. Afterwards, the v. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:23”

But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 22. my council ] See Jer 23:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges They should have turned them … … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:22”

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 21 24. See introd. summary to section. Here we again take up the thought of Jer 23:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Ran – i. e., hurried to take upon them the responsibilites of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:21”

The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 20. the latter days ] a prophetic phrase denoting the final period of the history so far as the speaker’s perspective reaches; e.g. Israel’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:20”

Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. 19, 20. See introd. summary to section. These vv. agree substantially with Jer 30:23 f., and are probably introduced here from that passage. They have no apparent connexion with the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:19”

For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard [it]? 18. who hath stood, etc.] not meaning that Jeremiah himself had not been admitted to the council of Jehovah, but, as the context sufficiently shews, that this had been denied … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:18”

They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 17. that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye ] The mg. is supported by Syr., and is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:17”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, [and] not out of the mouth of the LORD. 16. teach you vanity ] deceive you with vain hopes, speak peace to those who are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:16”

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. 15. Behold, I will. ] identical with words in Jer 9:15, where see notes. Here it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:15”

I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 14. all of them ] the prophets … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:14”