Jeremiah 37:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves,b saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. ”

Jeremiah 37:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah’s answer here is even more unfavorable than that which is given in Jeremiah 21:4-7 . So hopeless is resistance that the disabled men among the Chaldaeans would alone suffice to capture th...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 37, 38. Fortunes of Jeremiah during the Siege (588- 586). Jeremiah 37:1-10 . Zedekiah, made vassal-king in place of his nephew, Jehoiachin (in 597) sends Jehucal ( Jeremiah 38:1 ) and...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

yourselves . your own souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Jeremiah 37:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet confirms the former verse, and it was indeed necessary that this should be added, for though Zedekiah might not have divested himself of all anxiety and fear, he must yet have been...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
Jeremiah 37:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. Deceive not yourselves - Hebrew, 'your souls.'
Jeremiah 37:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-5. The general position.
Jeremiah 37:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deceive not yourselves... — Literally, Deceive not your souls. The words indicate that the king and his counsellors had buoyed themselves up with expectations of deliverance. The chariots and hor...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XI A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 21:1-10 , Jeremiah 34:1-22 , Jeremiah 37:1-10 "All the princes and peoplechanged their minds and reduced to bondage again all the slaves whom they had s...
Jeremiah 37:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This and the two following Chapter s contain the history of the siege up to the fall of the city. In the first part of this chapter Jeremiah was free. Zedekiah occupied the throne, but was disobedien...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Who but must admire the Prophet upon this occasion. Oh! for a portion of the same Almighty Spirit, to be imparted to all that minister in holy things, and especially in a time of prevailing corruptio...
Jeremiah 37:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thus saith the Lord, deceive not yourselves ,.... Or, "your souls"; with a false opinion, a vain persuasion and belief of the departure of the Chaldeans never to return; which they would have confir...
Jeremiah 37:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. Ver. 9. Deceive not yourselves. ] As far too many do, qui praesumendo sp...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return They shall be discomfited by the Chaldeans, and forced to retreat without affording you any assistance: see 2 Kings 24:7 . And the Ch...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zedekiah's Wicked Reign; Sign of Jerusalem. B. C. 589. 1 And king Zedekiah the son of Jo...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Jeremiah 37:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Disobedience Of Judah And Its King Is Highlighted By Their Treatment Of The Prophet Of YHWH ( Jeremiah 37:1 to Jeremiah 38:28 ). These events once again took place during the reign of Zedeki...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter . In the tenth and eleventh year of Zedekiah. Later than chap. 21, for that embassy was sent when Nebuchadnezzar was marching against Jeru...
Jeremiah 37:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 37:5 . Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt. The Chaldeans were afraid of them, and raised the siege. But this joy to Jerusalem was of short continuance; the Chaldeans returned afte...
Jeremiah 37:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thus saith the Lord, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. The punishment of evil The great teaching of the text is that we must...
Jeremiah 37:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Nothing worthy of relation appears to have happened to Jeremiah till the latter period of the reign of Zedekiah. The first two verses of this chapter form the transition. The embassy...
Jeremiah 37:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prophecy Concerning the Outcome of The Siege
Jeremiah 37:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 2:3 ; Ephesians 5:6 ; Galatians 6:3 ; Galatians 6:7 ; James 1:22 ; Matthew 24:4 ; Matthew 24:5 ; Obadiah 1:3

Jeremiah 37:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 37:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 37:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 37:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 37:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 37:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 37:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 37:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 37:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 37:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 37:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 37:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 37:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge