Jeremiah 27:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Jeremiah 27:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Warning to Zedekiah. Jeremiah also warns Zedekiah to the same effect ( Jeremiah 27:12-15 ), and tells priests and people not to believe the prophets who promise an early return of the Temple ve...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wherefore... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
Jeremiah 27:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

It is not to be wondered at that Jeremiah said the same things so often, for, as we have seen, he had to contend with false prophets. When any one speaks, and there be no dispute and no adversa...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
Jeremiah 27:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? No JFB commentary on this verse.
Jeremiah 27:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-29. Judah is warned to submit to Babylon.
Jeremiah 27:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 p...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IX HANANIAH Jeremiah 27:1-22 , Jeremiah 28:1-17 "Hear now, Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, but thou makest this people to trust in a lie."- Jeremiah 28:15 THE most conspicuou...
Jeremiah 27:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus repeated the vision and prophecies of the earlier times, Jeremiah again addressed himself directly to Zedekiah. There can be no doubt that the marginal reading of 27:l must be adopted, an...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Both Prophets and Priests are deceived, and the Lord seems to have made his servant Jeremiah a wonder of truth in the midst of falsehood. Is it not so very often now? Are there not always those who s...
Jeremiah 27:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hearken not unto them ,.... The false prophets: serve the king of Babylon, and live ; pay homage and tribute to him; which is the way to live in your own land, and enjoy the benefits of that, and...
Jeremiah 27:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? Ver. 17. Hearken not unto them. ] Life and death is let in by the ear. Isa 55:3 Take heed, the...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Also I spake to the priests and to all this people The prophet, being God's true servant, spared none, but gave faithful warning to all sorts of persons, to take heed of being deceived by the false...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah's Counsel to Zedekiah; Submission to Nebuchadnezzar Urged. B. C. 597. 12 I sp...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Believe them not, but satisfy yourselves as to God's providence with respect to you, and be content to be subject to the king of Babylon, so may you have your lives for a prey; though you be straiten...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Wearing The Yoke Of Subjection And Dependence ( Jeremiah 27:1-22 ). At YHWH's command Jeremiah had to wear a yoke demonstrating bondage. Per the MT text this commenced at the beginning of Jehoiaki...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —“Beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim.” There is authority for reading “ Zedekiah ” instead of “Jehoiakim.” Henderson substitutes “Zedeki...
Jeremiah 27:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 27:1 . In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim. In the twelfth verse it is added, “I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah.” These occurrences induce some critics to believe that Jehoia...
Jeremiah 27:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This and the two following chapters are closely connected. They all relate to the early part of the reign of Zedekiah, and con-rain warnings arising out of the deepening gloom of the...
Jeremiah 27:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Special Message to Zedekiah
Jeremiah 27:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 27:11 ; Jeremiah 27:12 ; Jeremiah 27:13 ; Jeremiah 38:17 ; Jeremiah 38:23

Jeremiah 27:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 27:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 27:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 27:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 27:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 27:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 27:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 27:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 27:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 27:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 27:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge