Bible Commentary

And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 3. folds ] rather, “homestead,” as Dr. Cp. Jer 10:25, Jer 25:30. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges While there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:3”

Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. 2. feed ] Heb. shepherd. Cp. Jer 3:15. scattered ] by exile, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:2”

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 1. the shepherds ] See on Jer 2:8, Jer 22:22, and for the figure of sheep cp. Psa 74:1; Psa 95:7; Psa 100:3; Eze 34:31. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Jer 23:1-8 . See introd. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 23:1”

Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man [that] shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. 30. Write ye ] For the word in the sense of enter in a register of citizens … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:30”

O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. 29. O earth, earth, earth ] better as mg. land. For the threefold repetition cp. Jer 7:4. Du. however rejects this and the following v. on the ground that the emphatic introduction is unnatural, especially as Jeremiah, according to him, would not be further interested … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:29”

[Is] this man Coniah a despised broken idol? [is he] a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? 28. vessel ] mg. pot, but rather, “a terra-cotta figurine,” Encycl. Bibl. III. 3818, quoted by Dr. wherein is no … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:28”

But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. 27. their soul longeth ] For mg. they lift up their soul cp. Jer 44:14; Deu 24:15; Hos 4:8. The soul was considered the seat of desire. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges That is, they shall never come … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:27”

And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bore thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. 26. thy mother ] See on Jer 13:18. and there shall ye die ] For his history in exile see Jer 52:31 ff.; 2Ki 25:27 ff. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:26”

And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand [of them] whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. 25. The diffuseness of this v., though somewhat less conspicuous in LXX, renders it rather … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:25”

[As] I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; 24. Coniah ] Cp. Jer 37:1; called also Jeconiah (both names meaning, Jehovah is firm, enduring) Jer 24:1, Jer 27:20, Jer 28:4, Jer 29:2 ; 1Ch 3:16; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:24”