“ The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, ”
In this prophecy Jeremiah 16:1-18 , the punishment of the people is set forth in even sterner terms than in the last. The whole land is likened to a desert covered with the bodies of the dead, who...
Jeremiah 16:1 to Jeremiah 17:18 . The Coming Distress a Penalty for Sin. The prophet is forbidden to found a family, because of the coming sorrows ( cf. 1 Corinthians 7:29 ff.), in which deat...
Jeremiah's Eleventh prophecy (see book comments for Jeremiah). the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, The word of the Lord came also unto me - This discourse Dahler supposes to have been delivered some time in the reign of Jehoiakim.
The word of the Lord came, &c.— We have here a new discourse, wherein God forbids Jeremiah to marry, principally to mark out the miseries of parents, in the confused and ruinous state of things...
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, No JFB commentary on this verse.
1-13. Selfdenial and an ascetic, life are to be the prophet's lot.
XVI. (1) The word of the Lord came also unto me. — The formula introduces a new and distinct message, extending to Jeremiah 17:18 , and it is one even more terrible in its threatenings than any...
The controversy was immediately followed by a new charge to the prophet. Jehovah called him to a life of personal asceticism, commanding that he abstain from both mourning and mirth. That is to say,...
CONTENTS This is a short, but interesting Chapter; in which, the Lord commands his servant the Prophet, in looking forward to the times of the Captivity, to keep himself unconnected because of his j...
The word of the Lord came unto me, saying. The Targum is, the word of prophecy from the Lord: whether this is a new prophecy, or the former continued, is not certain; the latter seems probable. Thi...
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, Ver. 1. The word of the Lord came also unto me. ] It is the property of this prophet to handle the same thing several ways, and by sundry effectual...
The word of the Lord came , &c. Here begins a new discourse, wherein God forbids Jeremiah to marry, principally with a view to show the miseries of parents, and the confused and ruinous state of...
Prohibitions Given to Jeremiah. B. C. 605. 1 The word of the L ORD came also unto me, s...
JEREMIAH CHAPTER 16 The prophet is commanded to abstain from marriage, from mourning, or festival assemblies; hereby representing to them their approaching misery, Jeremiah 16:1-9 . Their sins w...
Jeremiah Was Not To Take A Wife Or Have Sons And Daughters, Attend Funerals, Or Participate in Feasting, As A Sign Of The Devastation That Was Coming On Judah Which Would Transform Life For All Its...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. Chapter s 16 and 17 form one prophecy. The taunt in chap. Jeremiah 17:15 shows that this message from God was delivered before the cap...
saying The sign of the unmarried prophet is interpreted by the context. The whole social life of Judah was about to be disrupted and cease from the land. But note the promises of verses ( Jere...
Jeremiah 16:2 . Thou shalt not take thee a wife in this place. The prohibition implies the honour of the state of matrimony, because it respects the sentence against a devoted nation. Our Saviour...
EXPOSITION With this chapter should be taken the first eighteen verses of Jeremiah 17:1-24 . The heading of the Authorized Version well expresses the contents of Jeremiah 17:1-24 , provided th...
The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 1:2 ; Jeremiah 1:4 ; Jeremiah 2:1