Jeremiah 29:3

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 29:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Elasah - Probably brother of Ahikam Jeremiah 26:24 , and therefore an acceptable person at the Chaldaean court. As Zedekiah had to go in person...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah (c) sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 29. The Future of the Exiles in Babylon ( c . 595). Jeremiah sends a letter by royal messengers to tell the exiles in Babylon to settle do...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Shaphan. See note on 2 Kings 22:3 . Zedekiah... sent. Compare Jeremiah 51:59 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

This is the substance of the message, which the Prophet, no doubt, explained to them at large; but here he touches but briefly on what he wrote...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

By the hand of Elasah... — The names of the messengers are of some interest. Elasah, the son of Shaphan, was the brother of Jeremiah’s protector. A...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER X CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXILES Jeremiah 29:1-32 "Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the f...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As a result of this false prophesying, Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles. It is evident that they also were disturbed. The letter instructed them,...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Reader will recollect, that at this time many of the people were already gone into captivity, and the false prophets, and time-serving persons of...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan ,.... Perhaps the brother of Ahikam, and of Jaazaniah, Jeremiah 26:24 ; and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of B...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

After that Jeconiah and the queen , &c. By the queen is meant Jeconiah's mother: see 2 Kings 24:12-15 , where an account is given of this capti...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Advice to the Captives in Babylon. B. C. 596....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zedekiah the king of Judah having some occasion to send two messengers, named Elasah and Gemariah , to Babylon, whether to carry his tribute money...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Letter To The Exiles ( Jeremiah 29:1-32 ). Correspondence by letter was a constant feature of those days, and indicates that the world...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Ba...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —This letter and its transmission are usually dated the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 29:10 . After seventy years. See Jeremiah 26:1 . Zechariah fixes the captivity at the same number of years, and he flourished sometime a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Despised and rejected at home, Jeremiah turned his thoughts to those distant brethren in captivity, whom he had already likened to "g...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles and Its Consequences. The Contents of the Letter. Just as certain false prophets in Jerusalem had tried to arous...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

by the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent unto Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar, kin...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 34:20 ; 2 Kings 22:12 ; 2 Kings 22:8 ; Ezekiel 8:11 ; Jeremiah 26:24 ; Jeremiah 36:25 ; Jeremiah 39:14
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

By the hand — Zedekiah having some occasion to send two messengers to Babylon. Jeremiah knowing that as there were false prophets at Jerusalem, who...

³ By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 29:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary 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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 29:3