Bible Commentary

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. Jer 22:3 Do no wrong. Wrong The meaning of the word wrong is, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:3”

And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: 2. Cp. Jer 17:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 2. O king of Judah – thou, and thy servants] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:2”

Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 1. Go down ] from the Temple on the eastern hill of Jerusalem to the king’s house, which was S. of it on lower ground. Cp. Jer 36:10-12 ; 2Ki 11:19. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 22:1”

But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it. 14. and I will kindle, etc.] Cp. on Jer 17:27. in her forest ] i.e. Jerusalem, which is likened to a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 21:14”

Behold, I [am] against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, [and] rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? 13. inhabitant ] lit. as mg. inhabitress, i.e. the feminine used collectively for the body of the inhabitants. See Jer 4:31, Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 21:13”

O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver [him that is] spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench [it], because of the evil of your doings. 12. Execute judgement in the morning ] An … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 21:12”

And touching the house of the king of Judah, [say], Hear ye the word of the LORD; 11. And touching ] rather, And to Judah, adding thou shalt say, apparently fallen out in the Hebrew. Otherwise we should omit And and make “Touching ” a title to what follows. Cp. Jer 23:9. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 21:11”

For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 10. I have set my face upon this city ] Cp. Jer 44:11; Amo 9:4. The phrase occurs … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 21:10”

He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 9. for a prey ] something snatched up hurriedly and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 21:9”

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 8. the way of life and the way of death ] Somewhat similar expressions in Deut. (Deu 30:15; Deu 30:19, or, more probably, the words of Deu 11:26, though the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 21:8”