Jeremiah 24:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. ”

Jeremiah 24:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Jerusalem and our Lord at the second. There the good...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Good and Bad Figs. The prophet sees (either in vision or actuality; see on Jeremiah 1:11 ; Jeremiah 1:13 ; cf. Amos 7:1 , etc.) baskets of good and bad figs respectively; Yahweh tells him...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

For. will set Mine eyes . And. will set Mine eye. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "eyes" (plural) with Authorized Version. build... plant. Compare Jeremiah 1:10 ; Jerem...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He confirms what he said in the last verse, but in other words, for it was difficult to persuade them that they were happier who were apparently lost, than those who still enjoyed some measure...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
Jeremiah 24:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will build them, &c.— Though this prophesy has its completion in part in the restoration of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, yet both this and the following verse will have their perfe...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. I will buil...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Two Baskets of Figs The evil figs were such of the people as had not been carried away with Jehoiachin to Babylon after the first siege of Jerusalem, 597 b.c., but had failed to draw any warni...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I will set mine eyes upon them for good. — The state of the Jews at Babylon at the time of the return from exile was obviously far above that of slaves or prisoners. They had money ( Ezra 2:69 ), t...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VIII BAD SHEPHERDS AND FALSE PROPHETS Jeremiah 23:1-40 , Jeremiah 24:1-10 "Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!"- Jeremiah 23:1 "Of what avail i...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Two Baskets of Figs Jeremiah 24:1-10 These two baskets represent the different, fates that overlook the people at the fall of Jerusalem. The good figs in the first were those who were taken to...
Jeremiah 24:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Still speaking to Zedekiah, Jeremiah repeated three prophecies from the past, the first being a vision after Jeconiah's (Jehoiachin's) captivity, the second being a message delivered in the fourth ye...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here the Lord himself becomes the Preacher to the Prophet, and explains. The bad figs, represented Zedekiah and his court, still in the land, but against whom, the Lord would in his own appointed tim...
Jeremiah 24:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For I will set mine eyes upon them for good ,.... His eyes of omniscience, providence, and grace; to communicate good things to them; to take care of them in the furnace of affliction, that they wer...
Jeremiah 24:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull [them] down; and I will plant them, and not pluck [them] up. Ver. 6. For...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thus saith the Lord God of Israel Here the Lord explains the parable of the good figs, the figs first ripe. These represented the pious captives who were sent first into captivity, as if they had...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Vision of the Good and Bad Figs; Promises and Threatenings. B. C. 599. 1 The L ORD shew...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will set mine eyes upon them for good; the soul looking out at the eye, discovereth its inclinations and affection, whether of love or wrath. Hence we read of God's setting his eyes upon people...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Two Baskets of Figs - Zedekiah And Jerusalem Are Fated To Destruction And Exile ( Jeremiah 24:1-10 ). The subsection opened with a report concerning the future of Zedekiah and Jerusalem, and i...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. Vide previous chapter. Cf. 2 Kings 24:10-12 . Natural History. “ Baskets of Figs: ” Vide Natural History notes on chaps. Jeremiah 5:17 , Jeremiah 8:13 . The...
Jeremiah 24:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 24:2 . One basket had very good figs. This was emblematical of the better sort of people, who were carried away under Jeconiah, and sent to Babylon for their good. It is much the same wit...
Jeremiah 24:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

For I will set Mine eyes upon them for good, and l will bring them again to this land. God’s regard for His people I. The nature of God’s declaration respecting Himself, “I will set Mine eves u...
Jeremiah 24:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Again Jeremiah's ungrateful task is to take up an attitude of direct opposition to the king (comp. Jeremiah 22:13-24 ), though, indeed, Zedekiah personally is so weak and dependent o...
Jeremiah 24:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Type of Judah's Future
Jeremiah 24:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 3:12 ; 2 Chronicles 16:9 ; Deuteronomy 11:12 ; Ezekiel 11:15-17 ; Ezekiel 36:24 ; Jeremiah 1:10 ; Jeremiah 12:15 ; Jeremiah 18:7-9 ; Jeremiah 21:10 ; Jeremiah 23:3 ; Jeremiah 29:10...

Jeremiah 24:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 24:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 24:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jeremiah 24:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 24:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 24:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 24:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 24:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 24:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 24:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 24:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 24:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 24:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 24:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge