“ The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, ”
The prophecy contained in Jer. 11–12 seems to belong to an early period of Jeremiah’s life. The covenant Jeremiah 11:2 was that renewed by Josiah in his 18th year, after the discovery of the Book...
The Proclamation of the Covenant. Jeremiah is commissioned to enforce solemnly ( cf. Deuteronomy 27:26 ; Deuteronomy 29:9 ) on Judah and Jerusalem the covenant which Yahweh made at the time of t...
Jeremiah's Seventh prophecy (see book comments for Jeremiah). word. Singular, indicating this as. special prophecy. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4.
Here the Prophet teaches us, that the Jews, though they continued to profess God’s holy name, were yet wholly perfidious, and had departed altogether from the law. The import of this discourse...
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, The word that came to Jeremiah - This discourse is supposed to have been delivered in the first year of the reign of Zedekiah. See Dahler.
The word, &c.— This discourse may be considered as a continuation of the foregoing, which the prophet delivered to the people, at their entrance into the temple; chap. 7: This at least is insin...
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, No JFB commentary on this verse.
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness.
XI. (1) The word that came to Jeremiah. — The words indicate that we are entering on a distinct message or discourse, which goes on probably to the end of Jeremiah 12 . No date is given, and we...
CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1-23 and Jeremiah 12:1-17 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the...
the Penalty of a Broken Covenant Jeremiah 11:1-20 This and the following two Chapter s belong to the earlier ministry of Jeremiah, when he still dwelt in his native home of Anathoth. The prophe...
He then proceeded to deal with the broken Covenant. There came to him from the Lord a special word commissioning him to pronounce a curse on "the man that heareth not the words of this covenant." To...
CONTENTS The Prophet is prosecuting the same important, but unthankful office of reproof, through this Chapter. The close of it discovers a conspiracy formed against Jeremiah by the men of Anathoth....
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. Here seems to begin a new prophecy; but when it was, and under what reign, and what time between this and the former, is not known; however, it...
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Ver. 1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord. ] To him it came, but to be imparted to other prophets, say some; priests of Anathoth, s...
The word that came to Jeremiah , &c. At what time the prophecy, contained in this and the following chapter, was communicated to the prophet, is not expressed; but Blaney and many others assign...
Charges against Judah. B. C. 606. 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the L ORD , sayi...
JEREMIAH CHAPTER 11 . God's covenant, Jeremiah 11:1-7 . Their disobedience, Jeremiah 11:8-10 . Evils to come on them, Jeremiah 11:11-17 , and on the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill...
YHWH Calls On His People To Hear The Word Of His Covenant And Reminds Them Of The Covenant Curse Which Falls On All Who Fail To Observe It, But Then Draws Attention To Their Failure To Observe It, I...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —The “covenant” summarised in Jeremiah 11:2-5 refers to the nation’s renewal of vows with Jehovah upon the Book of the Law being discov...
The word This, like the other messages, is made up of rebuke, exhortation, and warning, but in this instance these are based upon the violation of the Palestinian Covenant ( Deuteronomy 28:1-3...
Jeremiah 11:14 . Pray not thou for this people. The Chaldaic and the LXX, Deprecate not the scourge of war coming upon them. We find the same sentiments more fully expressed in Ezekiel 14 ., conf...
EXPOSITION The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1-24 and Jeremiah 12:1-24 are more closely connected with each other than w...
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, an express message from Jehovah, the God of the covenant, saying,
Jeremiah 11:1