Jeremiah 21:15

8 . But thou, thyself , shalt , etc.] The emphatic thou is necessary after the intrusion of the previous v . return ] If this be meant in a spiritual sense, the like does not elsewhere occur in Deut.; but is found in Isaiah 10:21 ; Isaiah 19:22 , Jeremiah 3:1 ; Jeremiah 3:7 ; Jeremiah 3:12 ; Jeremiah 3:22 ; Jeremiah 4:1 ; Jeremiah 15:19 ; Jeremiah 18:11 (= Jeremiah 35:15 ), Jeremiah 23:14 , Jeremiah 24:7 , Jeremiah 36:3 , Ezekiel 18:23 , etc. For the rest of this v erse see above Deuteronomy 15:5 , Deuteronomy 28:1 ; Deuteronomy 28:15 .

21 . separate ] See on Deuteronomy 4:41 . Unto evil , Jeremiah 21:10 ; Jeremiah 29:11 ; Jeremiah 38:4 ; Jeremiah 39:16 ; Jeremiah 44:11 ; Jeremiah 44:27 ; Jeremiah 44:29 ; but also in Amos 9:4 , Jdg 2:15 (deuteronomic). this book of the law ] See Deuteronomy 28:61 . 22–28 illustrate the last clause of 19 and predict how the whole land and people shall suffer for the sins of the idolaters. Deuteronomy 29:21

sword … famine … pestilence —the three sorest judgments at once; any one of which would be enough for their ruin (2 Samuel 24:12, 13). 13. Jeremiah urges that much of the guilt of the people is due to the false prophets' influence. assured peace —solid and lasting peace. Literally, "peace of truth" (Isaiah 39:8). 14. (Jeremiah 23:21). 15. (Jeremiah 5:12, 13). By sword and famine … consumed —retribution in kind both to the false prophets and to their hearers (Jeremiah 14:16). 16. none to bury —(Psalms 79:3). pour their wickedness —that is, the punishment incurred by their wickedness (Jeremiah 2:19). 17. (Jeremiah 9:1; Lamentations 1:16). Jeremiah is desired to weep ceaselessly for the calamities coming on his nation (called a "virgin," as being heretofore never under foreign yoke), (Isaiah 23:4). 18. go about —that is, shall have to migrate into a land of exile. H ORSLEY translates, "go trafficking about the land (see Jeremiah 5:31, Margin; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Peter 2:3), and take no knowledge" (that is, pay no regard to the miseries before their eyes) (Isaiah 1:3; 58:3). If the literal sense of the Hebrew verb be retained, I would with English Version understand the words as referring to the exile to Babylon; thus, "the prophet and the priest shall have to go to a strange land to practise their religious traffic (Isaiah 56:11; Ezekiel 34:2, 3; Micah 3:11). 19. The people plead with God, Jeremiah being forbidden to do so. no healing —(Jeremiah 15:18). peace … no good —(Jeremiah 8:15). 20.

what wisdom —literally, "the wisdom of what?" that is, "wisdom in what respect?" the Word of the Lord being the only true source of wisdom (Psalms 119:98-100; Proverbs 1:7; 9:10). 10-12. Repeated from Jeremiah 6:12-15. See a similar repetition, Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 14:19. inherit — succeed to the possession of them. 11. (Ezekiel 13:10). 13. surely consume —literally, "gathering I will gather," or "consuming I will consume." no grapes … nor figs —(Joel 1:7; Matthew 21:19). things that I have given … shall pass away —rather, "I will appoint to them those who shall overwhelm (pass over) them," that is, I will send the enemy upon them [M AURER ]. English Version accords well with the context; Though their grapes and figs ripen, they shall not be allowed to enjoy them. 14. assemble —for defense. let us be silent —not assault the enemy, but merely defend ourselves in quiet, until the storm blow over. put us to silence —brought us to that state that we can no longer resist the foe; implying silent despair. water of gall —literally, "water of the poisonous plant," perhaps the poppy (Jeremiah 9:15; 23:15). 15. Repeated (Jeremiah 14:19). We looked for —owing to the expectations held out by the false prophets. health —healing; that is, restoration from adversity. 16. his horses —the Chaldean's. was heard —the prophetical past for the future. from Dan —bordering on Phoenicia. This was to be Nebuchadnezzar's route in invading Israel; the cavalry in advance of the infantry would scour the country.

10 . Pestilence and the sword. By the pestilence ( déber ) is meant what we should term an epidemic accompanied by great mortality, such as under the insalubrious sanitary conditions of Eastern life, are of frequent occurrence: it is often mentioned in the Old Testament, and frequently threatened as a judgement, especially as the concomitant of a siege; e.g. Leviticus 26:25 ; Deuteronomy 28:21 ; 1 Kings 8:37 ; 2 Samuel 24:15 ; Psalm 91:3 ; Psalm 91:6 (“the pestilence that walketh in darkness”); and often in Jeremiah (“the sword, the famine, and the pestilence”), as Jeremiah 14:12 ; Jeremiah 21:7 ; Jeremiah 21:9 ; Jeremiah 24:10 ; Jeremiah 29:17-18 &c., cf. Jeremiah 28:8 ; so in Ezekiel 5:12 ; Ezekiel 6:11-12 ; Ezekiel 7:15 (“the sword without, the pestilence and the famine within”), Ezekiel 14:21 (one of Jehovah’s ‘four sore judgements’). in the manner of Egypt ] i.e. in the manner in which it is wont to visit Egypt ( Isaiah 10:26 b ), with the same severity and malignity. The climate of Egypt was proverbially insalubrious ( Deuteronomy 7:15 ; Deuteronomy 28:60 , cf. Deuteronomy 28:27 , “the boil of Egypt,” probably some malignant pestilential boil); and “throughout antiquity the north-east corner of the Delta was regarded with reason as the home of the Plague,” whence often, it is probable, it was brought into Israel by Philistine traders (see G. A. Smith, Geogr. , pp. 157–160). Even in modern times, according to Sir G.

15–17 (= 1 Kings 7:15-22 ). The Pillars Jachin and Boaz 15 . before the house two pillar s ] Cp. 1 Kings 7:21 , he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple , and Jeremiah 52:17 (translate, the pillars … that belonged to the house ). These pillars were immediately in front of the porch, but (it seems) detached from it. They were cast in brass ( 2 Chronicles 4:11-17 ), were hollow ( Jeremiah 52:21 ), and were crowned with “chapiters” (capitals) in shape like bowls ( 1 Kings 7:41 ). The dimensions of the pillars (without the chapiters) are variously given thus:— 2 Chronicles 3:15 (Heb.) length 35 cubits. 2 Chronicles 3:15 (LXX.) height ( ὕψος ) 35 cubits. Jeremiah 52:21 (Heb.) height ( ὕψος ) 18 cubits. Jeremiah 52:21 (LXX.) height ( ὕψος ) 35 cubits. 1 Kings 7:15 (Heb. and LXX.) height ( ὕψος ) 18 cubits. Jeremiah 52:21 (Heb. and LXX.) circumference 12 cubits. 1 Kings 7:15 (Heb.) circumference 12 cubits. 1 Kings 7:15 (LXX.) circumference 14 cubits. The purpose for which the pillars were erected is not certainly known. The fact that names were given them ( 2 Chronicles 3:17 ) suggests that they were symbols, perhaps of the presence of Jehovah; cp.

The name עשׂיה, moreover, is not unfrequent, and occurs in 1 Chronicles 4:36 among the Simeonites; in 1 Chronicles 6:15 ; 1 Chronicles 15:6 , 1 Chronicles 15:11 , among the Levites; in 2 Kings 22:12 , 2 Kings 22:14 and 2 Chronicles 34:20 , as עבד of the King Josiah. מעשׁיה is the name of many persons, e.g., in 1 Chronicles 15:18 , 1 Chronicles 15:20 , and likewise in 2 Chronicles 23:1 ; Jeremiah 21:1 ; Jeremiah 29:21 ; Jeremiah 35:4 ; and elsewhere it is used of men of other tribes: so that even should Maaseiah have been written instead of Asaiah merely by an error of transcription, we are not warranted in identifying our Asaiah with the Maaseiah of Nehemiah.