About Jeremiah

Jeremiah warned Judah of coming judgment for 40 years, yet proclaimed the hope of a new covenant.

Author: JeremiahWritten: c. 627-580 BCReading time: ~3 minVerses: 22

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King James Version

Jeremiah 27

22 verses with commentary

Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar

1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

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KJV Study Commentary

<strong>In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD</strong>—The Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית מַמְלֶכֶת (bereishit mamlekhet, 'in the beginning of the reign') dates this prophecy to Jehoiakim's accession (609 BC), though textual evidence suggests this may be a scribal error for Zedekiah (chapter 27 clearly takes place during Zedekiah'...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

XXVII. (1) **In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim.**—The mention of the name of Zedekiah as king of Judah in Jeremiah 27:3 shows that the Hebrew text has here perpetuated an error, due probably to the transcriber or first editor of the collected prophecies. We have to think, accordingly, of the state of things which followed on the death of Jehoiakim, and the deposition and exile of Jehoiach...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**12. For--**the reason which will lead Gentile kings and people to submit themselves; fear of the God in Israel (Zec 14:17).

2

Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, saith: or, hath the LORD said

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<strong>Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes</strong>—The Hebrew מוֹסֵרוֹת וּמֹטוֹת (moserot umotot, 'bonds and yokes') refers to the wooden frame and leather straps that harnessed oxen for plowing. God commands Jeremiah to craft this agricultural equipment as prophetic symbolism. The yoke represented subjugation, forced labor, and loss of autonomy—deeply offensive imagery for a pr...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(2) **Make thee bonds and yokes.**—This method of vivid symbolic prediction had a precedent in the conduct of Isaiah when he walked “naked and barefoot” (Isaiah 20:2). We have to realise the infinitely more vivid impression which the appearance of the prophet in this strange guise, as though he were at once a captive slave and a beast of burden, would make on the minds of men, as compared with sim...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**13. glory--**that is, the trees which adorned Lebanon; emblem of men eminent in natural gifts, devoting all that is in them to the God of Israel (Ho 14:5, 6). **fir ... pine ... box--**rather, "the cypress ... ilex ... cedar." **place of my sanctuary--**Jerusalem (Jr 3:17). **place of my feet--**no longer the ark (Jr 3:16), "the footstool" of Jehovah (Psa 99:5; 132:7; 1Ch 28:2); but "the p...

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3

And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites , and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;

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<strong>And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon</strong>—Jeremiah addresses envoys from five neighboring kingdoms who had come to Jerusalem to discuss rebellion against Babylon. The Hebrew <em>shalach</em> (שָׁלַח, send) indicates deliberate dispatch of a message. These nations—Edom (Esau's des...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(3) **And send them to the king of Edom.**—The princes that are named had, as the context shows, sent their ambassadors to Zedekiah, proposing an alliance against Nebuchadnezzar. They are named in the same order as in the prophecy of Jeremiah 25:21-22, which had been delivered fifteen years before. The prophecy then delivered had been in part fulfilled, but these princes were still struggling agai...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**14. The sons--**Their fathers who "afflicted" Israel having been cut off by divine judgments (Is 14:1, 2; 49:23). **The Zion of the Holy One--**The royal court of the Holy One. Maurer translates, "Zion, the sanctuary (holy place) of Israel" (Is 57:15; Psa 46:4).

4

And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; to say: or, concerning their masters, saying

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<strong>And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel</strong>—God instructs the envoys to deliver His message to their kings. The title <strong>LORD of hosts</strong> (<em>Yahweh Tseva'ot</em>, יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת) emphasizes God's supreme military authority over all heavenly and earthly armies. Despite Babylon's apparent supremacy, the God of Israel comm...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(4) **Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel.**—As addressed to the outlying heathen nations, who were not His worshippers, the proclamation of the message, as coming from Jehovah Sabaoth, the God of Israel, had a special force, which we hardly appreciate as we read the English. They, with their hosts of earth, were setting themselves against the Lord of the hosts alike of heaven and of e...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**15. forsaken--**(Psa 78:60, 61). **no man went through thee--**Thy land was so desolate that no traveller, or caravan, passed through thee; true only of Israel, not true of the Church (La 1:4). **excellency--**glory, that is, for ever honored.

5

I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

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This verse grounds God's sovereignty in His role as Creator. The phrase 'by my great power and by my outstretched arm' echoes Exodus language, now applied to giving kingdoms to whomever God chooses - including pagan Nebuchadnezzar. Reformed theology emphasizes God's absolute sovereignty over all nations and rulers (Dan 4:17, Rom 13:1). No human power exists independent of God's decree.

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(5) **I have made the earth . . .**—The pronoun is emphatic. For “upon the ground” read *on the face of the earth, *and for “it seemed meet unto me” *it seemed meet to my eyes. *The “stretched-out arm” is a phrase specially characteristic of the Book of Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 26:8), and may be noted among the many traces of its influence on J...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**16. suck--**Thou shalt draw to thyself and enjoy all that is valuable of the possessions of the Gentiles, &c. (Is 49:23; 61:6; 66:11, 12). **know--**by the favors bestowed on thee, and through thee on the Gentiles.

6

And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.

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<strong>And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant</strong>—This verse contains a shocking declaration: Nebuchadnezzar, the pagan destroyer of Jerusalem, is called <strong>my servant</strong> (<em>'avdi</em>, עַבְדִּי). This title typically designates chosen instruments of God's purposes (Moses, David, the prophets, and supremely the Messia...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(6) **Nebuchadnezzar . . .** **my servant.**—See Note on Jeremiah 25:9 for the title thus given. The special stress laid on “the beasts of the field” is, perhaps, connected with the resistance of the nations to the levies made by the Babylonian officers upon their horses and cattle, or their claim to use the land they had subdued, after the manner which we see depicted on Assyrian sculptures, as a...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

17. Poetically, with figurative allusion to the furniture of the temple; all things in that happy age to come shall be changed for the better. **exactors--**namely, of tribute. **righteousness--**All rulers in restored Jerusalem shall not only be peaceable and righteous, but shall be, as it were, "peace" and "righteousness" itself in their administration.

7

And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.

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<strong>And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come</strong>—God prophesies three generations of Babylonian dominance: Nebuchadnezzar, his son (Evil-merodach, 2 Kings 25:27), and grandson (Belshazzar, Daniel 5). The phrase <strong>until the very time of his land come</strong> uses <em>'ad-bo' 'et-artso</em> (עַד־בּוֹא עֵת־אַרְצוֹ), literall...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(7) **And his son, and his son’s son.**—The words may have had the meaning that this was to be the farthest limit of Nebuchadnezzar’s dynasty, as defined by the “seventy years” of Jeremiah 25:11. The use of the phrase, however, in Exodus 34:7, Deuteronomy 4:25, points rather to an undefined prolongation, subject only to the fact that there was an appointed limit. Historically we may note the fact ...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

18. (Is 2:4). Not only shall thy walls keep thee safe from foes, but "Salvation" shall serve as thy walls, converting thy foes into friends, and so ensuring thee perfect safety (Is 26:1, 2). **gates--**once the scene of "destruction" when victorious foes burst through them (Ne 1:3); henceforth to be not only the scene of praises, but "Praise" itself; the "gates," as the place of public concourse...

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8

And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

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God declares judgment on any nation that refuses to serve Babylon: sword, famine, and pestilence until consumed. This seems to reward submission to evil, but it recognizes God's sovereign appointment of Nebuchadnezzar for that historical moment. Wisdom discerns God's will in specific circumstances rather than applying general principles inappropriately. Resistance to God's appointed instrument bri...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(8) **That nation will I punish.**—Better, *I will visit. *The three forms of punishment go naturally together. In Ezekiel 14:21 they appear, with the addition of the “noisome beast,” as the four sore judgments of God.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

19. The sun and moon, the brightest objects by day and night, shall be eclipsed by the surpassing glory of God manifesting Himself to thee (Is 30:26; Zec 2:5; Re 21:23; 22:5).

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Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: dreamers: Heb. dreams

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<strong>Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers</strong>—God lists five categories of false spiritual advisors leading nations astray. <em>Prophets</em> (<em>nevi'eikhem</em>, נְבִיאֵיכֶם) who claimed divine revelation; <em>diviners</em> (<em>qosemeikhem</em>, קֹסְמֵיכֶם) who practiced prohibited divinatio...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(9) **Therefore hearken ye not to your prophets.**—The almost exhaustive list of the names given to the men who claimed the power of prevision, may have had its ground in the fact that each of the five names was characteristic of this or that among the five nations to whom the message was sent. Of the names themselves, the prominent idea in “prophet” is that of full-flowing utterance; in “diviners...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20. There shall be no national and spiritual obscuration again as formerly (Joe 2:10; Am 8:9). **mourning ... ended--**(Is 25:8; Re 21:4).

For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

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<strong>For they prophesy a lie unto you</strong>—The verdict is unambiguous: <em>sheker</em> (שֶׁקֶר, lie/falsehood/deception). These weren't honest mistakes but deliberate deception, whether self-deceived or consciously fraudulent. The consequence follows: <strong>to remove you far from your land</strong> (<em>lema'an harkhiq etkhem me'al admatkem</em>, לְמַעַן הַרְחִיק אֶתְכֶם מֵעַל אַדְמַתְכֶם...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(10) **To remove you far from your land.**—The prophet speaks of what he foresees will be the result of the rebellion to which soothsayers and diviners were urging men, as if it were actually contemplated by them. They are to him like the lying spirit in the mouth of Ahab’s prophets persuading him to go up to Ramoth Gilead to battle, in order that he might perish.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**21. all righteous--**(Is 4:3; 52:1; Re 21:27). **inherit ... land--**(Is 49:8; 54:3; 65:9; Psa 37:11, 22; Mt 5:5). **branch of my planting--**(Is 61:3; Psa 92:13; Mt 15:13). **work of my hands--**the converted Israelites (Is 29:23; 45:11). **that I may be glorified--**the final end of all God's gracious dealings (Is 49:3; 61:3).

But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

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<strong>But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him</strong>—The Hebrew phrase <em>havi' et-tsavvaro be'ol</em> (הָבִיא אֶת־צַוָּארוֹ בְּעֹל, bring their neck into the yoke) pictures voluntary submission, like an ox accepting the yoke for plowing. What appeared as shameful capitulation was actually wisdom and obedience to God's ordained purposes. <str...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(11) **But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke . . .**—The advice thus given to the five nations that were seeking an alliance with Judah before the actual invasion, is specifically addressed to Judah in the next verse, and is repeated more fully after the population of Judæa had been carried into captivity, in Jeremiah 29. The first warning had been despised, and the exiles were then...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**22. little one--**Even one, and that the smallest in number and rank, shall be multiplied a thousandfold in both respects (Mi 5:2; Mt 13:31, 32). **his time--**not our time; we might wish to hasten it, but it will come in due time, as in the case of Jesus' first coming (Ga 4:4); so in that of the restoration of Israel and the conversion of the world (Is 66:8; Ha 2:3; Ac 1:7; He 10:37).

I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

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<strong>I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words</strong>—Having addressed foreign nations, Jeremiah now turns to Judah's king with the identical message. Zedekiah (598-586 BC), installed by Nebuchadnezzar as vassal king after deposing Jehoiachin, faced pressure from nationalistic voices urging rebellion. The phrase <strong>according to all these words</strong> emphasize...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(12) **I spake also to Zedekiah . . .**—There was, as we see in Jeremiah 28:13, a party of resistance in Judah also, and they, too, were trusting in delusive prophecies of the overthrow of the Chaldæan monarchy. Sadly and earnestly the prophet pleads with them in the question, “Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword** . . .**?

Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

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<strong>Why will ye die, thou and thy people</strong>—God's rhetorical question expresses both incredulity and pathos. The Hebrew <em>lammah tamutu</em> (לָמָּה תָמֻתוּ, why will you die?) echoes Ezekiel's similar plea: 'Why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth' (Ezekiel 18:31-32). God takes no delight in judgment; He urges His people to choose life...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 61 Is 61:1-11. Messiah's Offices: Restoration of Israel. Messiah announces His twofold commission to bring gospel mercy at His first coming, and judgments on unbelievers and comfort to Zion at His second coming (Is 61:1-9); the language can be applied to Isaiah, comforting by his prophecies the exiles in Babylon, only in a subordinate sense. **1. is upon me; because ... hath anointed m...

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Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

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<strong>Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon</strong>—God repeats the warning (cf. v. 9), emphasizing its urgency. The phrase <strong>hearken not</strong> (<em>al-tishme'u</em>, אַל־תִּשְׁמְעוּ) is emphatic prohibition—absolutely do not listen. These prophets spoke what people wanted to hear: nationalist promises o...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**2. acceptable year--**the year of jubilee on which "liberty was proclaimed to the captives" (Is 61:1; 2Co 6:2). **day of vengeance--**The "acceptable time of grace" is a "year"; the time of "vengeance" but "a day" (so Is 34:8; 63:4; Mal 4:1). Jesus (Lu 4:20, 21) "closed the book" before this clause; for the interval from His first to His second coming is "the acceptable year"; the day of venge...

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For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you. a lie: Heb. in a lie, or, lyingly

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<strong>For I have not sent them, saith the LORD</strong>—God emphatically declares these prophets lack divine commission. The Hebrew <em>lo-shalakhti otam</em> (לֹא־שְׁלַחְתִּי אֹתָם, I have not sent them) is emphatic negative—God takes no responsibility for their message. True prophecy requires divine sending (<em>shalakh</em>, שָׁלַח); self-appointed prophets, regardless of sincerity, speak onl...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**3. To appoint ... to give--**The double verb, with the one and the same accusative, imparts glowing vehemence to the style. **beauty for ashes--**There is a play on the sound and meaning of the Hebrew words, peer, epher, literally, "ornamental headdress" or tiara (Eze 24:17), worn in times of joy, instead of a headdress of "ashes," cast on the head in mourning (2Sa 13:19). **oil of joy--**Pe...

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Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

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KJV Study Commentary

<strong>Hearken not to the words of your prophets</strong> (אַל־תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־דִּבְרֵי נְבִיאֵיכֶם)—Jeremiah confronts false prophets promising imminent return of temple vessels stolen by Nebuchadnezzar. The Hebrew <em>shema</em> (listen/obey) appears in negative imperative, commanding resistance to deceptive prophecy.<br><br><strong>They prophesy a lie unto you</strong> (שֶׁקֶר הֵם נִבְּאִים לָ...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(16) **Behold the vessels of the Lord’s house . . .**—The importance attached to this specific prediction, on which apparently the false prophets staked their credit, can easily be understood. The vessels referred to are those which had been carried off by Nebuchadnezzar in his first invasion, and before the accession of Zedekiah (2Kings 24:13; 2Chronicles 36:7). The people mourned over the absenc...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**4. old wastes--**Jerusalem and the cities of Judah which long lay in ruins (see on Is 58:12).

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

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KJV Study Commentary

<strong>Serve the king of Babylon, and live</strong> (עִבְדוּ אֶת־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וִחְיוּ)—God's command to <em>abad</em> (serve, become subject to) Babylon scandalized Jerusalem. Yet submission meant survival; rebellion meant Jerusalem's destruction. This sovereign reversal—pagan empire as God's instrument—demolished Judah's presumption that God must defend Zion regardless of covenant faithfulness....

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(17) **Hearken not unto them.**—The prophecy of the restoration of the vessels of the Temple was clearly not a mere prediction. It had been used as an incentive to rebellion. “Make one last effort,” the prophets virtually said, “and the spoiler shall be compelled to disgorge his booty.” The prophet saw that such an effort would but hasten the utter destruction of the Temple and the city.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**5. stand--**shall wait on you as servants (Is 14:1, 2; 60:10).

But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

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KJV Study Commentary

This verse exposes false prophets who predicted quick restoration. True prophets intercede; false prophets presume. The test is whether their prophecies align with God's revealed word. Jeremiah challenges them: if they're real prophets, let them pray to prevent further loss rather than promising what God hasn't promised. Discernment requires comparing all messages against Scripture's standard.

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(18) **But if they be prophets . . .**—The rivals of Jeremiah had, as has been said, staked their credit upon the return of the vessels that had already been taken. He stakes his On the prediction that what had been spared in the first invasion should be taken on the second. They had better use their gift of the Spirit, if they had any, in interceding for their preservation.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**6. But ye--**as contrasted with the "strangers." Ye shall have no need to attend to your flocks and lands: strangers will do that for you; your exclusive business will be the service of Jehovah as His "priests" (Ex 19:6, which remains yet to be realized; compare as to the spiritual Israel, Is 66:21; 1Pe 2:5, 9; Re 1:6; 5:10). **Ministers--**(Eze 44:11). **eat ... riches of ... Gentiles--**(I...

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For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

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<strong>For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city</strong>—the specific temple furnishings listed represent items too massive for Nebuchadnezzar to take in 597 BC: the bronze pillars (עַמּוּדִים, <em>ammudim</em>—Jachin and Boaz, 1 Kings 7:15-22), the bronze sea (יָם,...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(19) **For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars . . .**—The “pillars” referred to were probably the two bronze columns known as Jachin and Boaz, on each side of the porch of the Temple (1Kings 7:21). The molten “sea,” standing on twelve oxen as its supporters, is described in 1Kings 7:23-26. The ten “bases” for the ten lavers, with their engraved work of cherubim, lions, and palm-tr...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**7. double--**Instead of your past share, ye shall have not merely as much, but "double" as much reward (Is 40:2; Zec 9:12; compare the third clause in this verse). **confusion--**rather, "humiliation," or "contumely." **rejoice--**They shall celebrate with jubilation their portion [Maurer]. Transition from the second to the third person. **in their land--**marking the reference to literal ...

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Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;

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KJV Study Commentary

<strong>Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem</strong> (אֲשֶׁר לֹא־לְקָחָם נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל, <em>asher lo-l'qacham n'vukhadnetsar melekh-bavel</em>)—this verse references the 597 BC deportation when Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and elites wen...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**8. judgment--**justice, which requires that I should restore My people, and give them double in compensation for their sufferings. **robbery for burnt offering--**rather, from a different Hebrew root, the spoil of iniquity [Horsley]. So in Job 5:6. Hating, as I do, the rapine, combined with iniquity, perpetrated on My people by their enemies, I will vindicate Israel. **direct ... work in tru...

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Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;

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KJV Study Commentary

<strong>Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem</strong> (כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־הַכֵּלִים הַנּוֹתָרִים בֵּית־יְהוָה וּבֵית מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה, <em>koh-amar YHWH tseva'ot elohei yisra'el al-hakkelim hannotarim beit-YHWH uveit melekh-y'hudah</em>)...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

**9. known--**honorably; shall be illustrious (Psa 67:2). **people--**rather, "peoples." **seed ... blessed--**(Is 65:23).

They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

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<strong>They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place</strong> (בָּבֶלָה יוּבָאוּ וְשָׁמָּה יִהְיוּ עַד־יוֹם פָּקְדִי אֹתָם נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְהַעֲלִתִים וַהֲשִׁבֹתִים אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה, <em>bavelah yuva'u v'shammah yihyu ad-yom poqdi otam ne'um-YHWH v'ha'alitim vahashivotim el-ham...

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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(22) **They shall be carried to Babylon.**—The fulfilment of the prediction is recorded in 2Kings 25:13-17. **Until the day that I visit them.**—The date is not given definitely, but seventy years had been already named as the period between the plunder and the restoration (Jeremiah 25:12). Here the undefined vagueness of “the day that I will visit them” is contrasted with the equally indefinite b...

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

10. Zion (Is 61:3) gives thanks for God's returning favor (compare Lu 1:46, 47; Ha 3:18). **salvation ... righteousness--**inseparably connected together. The "robe" is a loose mantle thrown over the other parts of the dress (Psa 132:9, 16; 149:4; Re 21:2; 19:8). **decketh himself with ornaments--**rather "maketh himself a priestly headdress," that is, a magnificent headdress, such as was worn...

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