Jeremiah 27:11; Jeremiah 27:12; Jeremiah 27:13; Jeremiah 38:17; Jeremiah 38:23
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...
wherefore... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
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...
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? No JFB commentary on this verse.
1-29. Judah is warned to submit to Babylon.
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...
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...
Having thus repeated the vision and prophecies of the earlier times, Jeremiah again addressed himself directly to Zedekiah. There can be no doubt tha...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jeremiah's Counsel to Zedekiah; Submission to Nebuchadnezzar Urged. B. C. 597....
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...
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...
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...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —“Beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim.” There is authority for reading “ Zedekiah ” ins...
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...
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 Special Message to Zedekiah
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon and live, retaining their homes and maintaining their national existence; wherefore should this cit...
17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?