Bible Commentary

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. 11. I see a rod of an almond tree ] The almond tree in Palestine has been compared to the snowdrop with us, as giving one of the first signs … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:11”

See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. 10. set thee ] given thee authority to speak as My representative. It is the same word as that rendered “made governor” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:10”

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 9. touched ] caused it to touch. An outward symbol of the gift of eloquence, which was being then and there bestowed. The same part of the verb (with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:9”

Be not afraid of their faces: for I [am] with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 8. Be not afraid ] Jeremiah had pleaded his youth, but, as the Lord saw, another cause for his shrinking from the task was his natural timidity. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 8. Be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:8”

But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. 7. Here again there is brought out the contrast between Moses and Jeremiah. The former had offered one objection after another (Exo 3:11; Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:7”

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child. 6. Jeremiah shews that the prophetic office was not one of his own seeking. Ah ] Rather, Alas! The word in the Hebrew expresses not so much an entreaty that things should be arranged otherwise, as a lament that they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:6”

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 5. I knew thee ] meaning not mere acquaintance, but choice as a consequence of knowledge. The parallelism of contrast, frequent in the poetical … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:5”

Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 4. Now the word, etc.] This preface to the Book forms at once Jeremiah’s plea and his support, the credentials of his mission to which he might refer the people when hostile and himself in seasons of despondency. We have in this section the declaration … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:4”

It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. 3. in the fifth month ] See ch. Jer 52:12 ff. The city … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:3”

To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 2. in the days of, etc.] See introductory note. in the thirteenth year of his reign ] c. b.c. 626. The period included in these two verses is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 1:2”