Jeremiah 27:17

wherefore... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.

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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 pro...
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...
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?
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.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-29. Judah is warned to submit to Babylon.
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 inc...
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...
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 tha...
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 s...
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 y...
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 d...
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 pe...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah's Counsel to Zedekiah; Submission to Nebuchadnezzar Urged. B. C. 597....
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...
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 M...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zedekiah Himself Is Also Warned Of The Necessity For Continued Submission To The King Of Babylon ( Jeremiah 27:12-22 ). Zedekiah is also warned by...
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 ” ins...
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 occu...
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 w...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Special Message to Zedekiah
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon and live, retaining their homes and maintaining their national existence; wherefore should this cit...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

¹⁷ Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 27:17

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 27:17