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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Jeremiah
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 357,402 words · 646 reading sections
Jeremiah 42:14
Jeremiah 42:14 Ver. 14. Saying, no, but we will go into the land of Egypt,.... It was all one as if they had said, no, we will not obey the voice of the Lord to continue in our own land; we are determined to go into Egypt, induced by the following reasons: where we shall see no war; either internal, or with a foreign…
244 wordsSECTION 542Jeremiah 42:15
Jeremiah 42:15 Ver. 15. And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah,.... A small remnant indeed, a few that were left in the land; who ought therefore to have admired the distinguishing goodness of Providence in preserving them in it; where they should have continued and made use of their privileg…
211 wordsSECTION 543Jeremiah 42:16
Jeremiah 42:16 Ver. 16. Then it shall come to pass,.... That the various judgments following should come upon them: [that] the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; that is, the sword; of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, which they feared they should fall by in Judea; this should come …
1,445 wordsSECTION 544Jeremiah 43:1
Jeremiah 43:1 INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 43 This chapter contains the answer of the princes and people to the prophet's message; a relation of their going into Egypt; and a prophecy of the destruction of that land. The persons that gave the answer are described, some by name, and all by their character; and the time of…
380 wordsSECTION 545Jeremiah 43:2
Jeremiah 43:2 Ver. 2. Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah,.... Perhaps the same with Jezaniah, or a brother of his, Jer 42:1; he is mentioned first, it may be, because he was the contriver of this scheme to go into Egypt, advised unto it, and was most for it it. The Septuagint and Arabic versions call him the son o…
401 wordsSECTION 546Jeremiah 43:3
Jeremiah 43:3 Ver. 3. But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us,.... First they charge the prophet with a lie, and deny his mission from the Lord; and now to lessen the prophet's crime they charged him with, they lay the blame on Baruch, as if he, out of ill will to them, had instigated the prophet to de…
252 wordsSECTION 547Jeremiah 43:4
Jeremiah 43:4 Ver. 4. So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people,.... The generality of them, at least, all agreed together, were of the same mind, and in the same sentiment and practice: and so obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Judah; it was the comma…
171 wordsSECTION 548Jeremiah 43:5
Jeremiah 43:5 Ver. 5. But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces,.... Who were united in their resolution to go into Egypt, contrary to the declared will of God: took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; both …
164 wordsSECTION 549Jeremiah 43:6
Jeremiah 43:6 Ver. 6. [Even] men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters,.... This, according to the supplement of our version, explains who they were that were taken and had into Egypt, persons of every sex, age, and rank; though rather these words design and describe persons distinct from the former, that…
207 wordsSECTION 550Jeremiah 43:7
Jeremiah 43:7 Ver. 7. So they came into the land of Egypt,.... They set out from the habitation of Chimham, where they were, Jer 41:17; and proceeded on their journey, till they entered the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord; to continue in Judea, and not to go into Egypt; and though the prophet…
207 wordsSECTION 551Jeremiah 43:8
Jeremiah 43:8 Ver. 8. Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, at Tahpanhes,.... Where he was with the rest the captains carried thither with them; and as soon as he and they had got here, the word of the Lord came unto him, declaring the destruction of this place, and of the whole land. Here Jerom says the prophet…
69 wordsSECTION 552Jeremiah 43:9
Jeremiah 43:9 Ver. 9. Take great stones in thine hand,.... In both his hands, as big as he could carry: and hide them in the clay in the brick kiln; there was much clay in Egypt, through the overflowing of the Nile, and particularly at this place Tahpanhes, which had its name of Pelusiae from hence; and here was a br…
270 wordsSECTION 553Jeremiah 43:10
Jeremiah 43:10 Ver. 10. And say unto them,.... The men of Judah, now in Egypt: thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; See Gill on "Jer 42:15"; behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; as all men are by creation, and as he was in a very eminent sense, being an instrument …
267 wordsSECTION 554Jeremiah 43:11
Jeremiah 43:11 Ver. 11. And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt,.... Here is a various reading: the "Cetib", or textual writing, is, "when it cometh, it shall smite"; which Kimchi rightly interprets of the camp or army of Nebuchadnezzar; and the "Keri", or marginal reading, which we follow, is, "when he c…
261 wordsSECTION 555Jeremiah 43:12
Jeremiah 43:12 Ver. 12. And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt,.... Not only men should not be spared, but their gods also, and their temples should be burnt, as was usually done when cities were taken and destroyed: this is ascribed to God, to his wrath and vengeance; idolatry being a sin highly …
479 wordsSECTION 556Jeremiah 43:13
Jeremiah 43:13 Ver. 13. He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that [is] in the land of Egypt,.... Or, "of Heliopolis", as the Septuagint; the "city of the sun"; and so "Bethshemesh" here signifies the "house of the sun"; either it designs the temple of the sun, or the city where it was worshipped; as Heliopol…
677 wordsSECTION 557Jeremiah 44:1
Jeremiah 44:1 INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 44 This chapter contains a sermon of Jeremiah's to the Jews in Egypt, reproving them for their idolatry there; their answer to it, expressing their resolution to continue in their idolatrous practices; and a denunciation of judgments upon them, of which a sign is given. The serm…
591 wordsSECTION 558Jeremiah 44:2
Jeremiah 44:2 Ver. 2. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,.... In which manner the prophecies of this book are frequently prefaced; see Jer 42:15; ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; they saw it with their bodily eyes; they could not but serve it…
145 wordsSECTION 559Jeremiah 44:3
Jeremiah 44:3 Ver. 3. Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger,.... The cause of this desolation was the wickedness they were guilty of; whereby they provoked the anger of God to bring this destruction on them. Sin is always provoking unto God; and though it may not be done on purpo…
242 wordsSECTION 560Jeremiah 44:4
Jeremiah 44:4 Ver. 4. Howbeit, I sent unto you all my servants the prophets,.... As many as he raised up, and employed in the work and service of prophesying; and these were many; and as many as they were, he sent them to them, one after another, to warn them of their sin and danger; but all to no purpose; which was a…
167 wordsSECTION 561Jeremiah 44:5
Jeremiah 44:5 Ver. 5. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear,.... To the prophets sent unto them; to God by the prophets; to the words of his mouth, particularly to the above pathetic expostulation with them; at least, if they heard the words said, they did not attend unto them; they had not such an effect upo…
110 wordsSECTION 562Jeremiah 44:6
Jeremiah 44:6 Ver. 6. Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth,.... Like melted metal, scalding lead, liquefied pitch, or anything of a bituminous and sulphurous nature, which spreads, is consuming, and very intolerable; see Jer 42:18; and was kindled in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; …
109 wordsSECTION 563Jeremiah 44:7
Jeremiah 44:7 Ver. 7. Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel,.... The same epithets as before, Jer 44:2; with an addition, that his words might carry more weight with them: wherefore commit ye [this] great evil against your souls; the sin of idolatry, which is a great evil; a sin again…
256 wordsSECTION 564Jeremiah 44:8
Jeremiah 44:8 Ver. 8. In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands,.... Their sinful actions, particularly their idolatry, by worshipping images, the works of men's hands; and though it was the queen of heaven they worshipped, which their hands made not, yet it was before images they did that; besides…
206 wordsSECTION 565Jeremiah 44:9
Jeremiah 44:9 Ver. 9. Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers,.... And what judgments it brought upon them; meaning not their more remote ancestors in the wilderness, and the idolatry they committed, and the punishment inflicted upon them for it; but more near, such who lived a little before the destruction o…
266 wordsSECTION 566Jeremiah 44:10
Jeremiah 44:10 Ver. 10. They are not humbled [even] unto this day,.... Not contrite under a sense of their sins, nor truly penitent for them; not humbled before God nor man, so as to acknowledge them, mourn over them, and forsake them. The Targum is, "they cease not unto this day;'' that is, from committing the same…
202 wordsSECTION 567Jeremiah 44:11
Jeremiah 44:11 Ver. 11. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,.... Because of these sins of idolatry, impenitence, and disobedience: I will set my face against you for evil; to bring the evil of punishment upon them, for the evil of sin committed by them: this the Lord determined with himself, and…
129 wordsSECTION 568Jeremiah 44:12
Jeremiah 44:12 Ver. 12. And I will take the remnant of Judah,.... Such as remained of that tribe in the land of Judea after the captivity: and not all of them, but such that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there: who were bent upon going thither, notwithstanding all the remonstrances made…
239 wordsSECTION 569Jeremiah 44:13
Jeremiah 44:13 Ver. 13. For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt,.... Or "visit"; in a way of wrath and vengeance; meaning not the native inhabitants of Egypt; though these should be punished, and in whose punishment the Jews would be involved; but here it means the Jews that dwelt in Egypt, who went thi…
131 wordsSECTION 570Jeremiah 44:14
Jeremiah 44:14 Ver. 14. So that none of the remnant of Judah,.... Which were left in the land of Judea after the captivity: which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain; escape either the sword, or the famine, or the pestilence, or remain in the land of Egypt, or in the land of the l…
3,974 wordsSECTION 571Jeremiah 45:1
Jeremiah 45:1 INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 45 This chapter contains a prophecy, delivered to Baruch for his personal use. The time of it is expressed, Jer 45:1; a reproof is given him for his immoderate grief and sorrow, Jer 45:2; the destruction of the land of Judea is prophesied of; and therefore it was wrong in him to…
292 wordsSECTION 572Jeremiah 45:2
Jeremiah 45:2 Ver. 2. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch. Whom he knew by name, had a great regard for, and honours with this prophecy; and, being an Israelite, both in a literal and spiritual sense, he addresses him as the God of Israel, and as being his covenant God; in whom he should put hi…
98 wordsSECTION 573Jeremiah 45:3
Jeremiah 45:3 Ver. 3. Thou didst say, woe is me now!.... What will become of me? I am ruined and undone; this he said in his heart, if not with his lips, perhaps both ways; and when the king gave orders for the apprehending of him and the prophet, being provoked at the roll which he had wrote and read, Jer 36:26; for…
404 wordsSECTION 574Jeremiah 45:4
Jeremiah 45:4 Ver. 4. Thus shalt thou say unto him,.... This is spoken to Jeremiah, and is an order from the Lord to him, what he should say in his name to Baruch: the Lord saith thus, behold, [that] which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; the Jewish nation, both as to chu…
146 wordsSECTION 575Jeremiah 45:5
Jeremiah 45:5 Ver. 5. Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek [them] not,.... Riches and wealth honour and esteem, peace and prosperity; these were not to be sought after and expected, when the whole nation would be involved in such a general calamity. Baruch perhaps expected that his reading the roll to princes w…
321 wordsSECTION 576Jeremiah 46:1
Jeremiah 46:1 INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 46 This chapter contains two prophecies relating to Egypt; one concerning the overthrow of Pharaohnecho, king of it, which was quickly accomplished; and the other concerning the destruction of the land, fulfilled many years after, and both by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and …
375 wordsSECTION 577Jeremiah 46:2
Jeremiah 46:2 Ver. 2. Against Egypt,.... This is the title of the first prophecy against Egypt; which is the first mentioned, because first accomplished; and because the Jews placed great confidence in and much relied on the Egyptians for help: against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt; who is by Herodotus {q} c…
331 wordsSECTION 578Jeremiah 46:3
Jeremiah 46:3 Ver. 3. Order ye the buckler and shield,.... Both signify one and the same sort of armour, only of a different form, the one being lesser and lighter than the other. Jarchi makes the difference to be, that the former was made of skin, the latter of wood; they were both used to defend the body in war. To …
233 wordsSECTION 579Jeremiah 46:4
Jeremiah 46:4 Ver. 4. Harness the horses,.... Put on their bridles and saddles and gird them: or, "bind the horses" {r}; that is, to the chariots; put them to, as we commonly express it: Egypt abounded in horses, and so no doubt brought a large cavalry, and a multitude of chariots, into the field of battle: and get u…
163 wordsSECTION 580Jeremiah 46:5
Jeremiah 46:5 Ver. 5. Wherefore have I seen them dismayed [and] turned away back?.... The Egyptians, after all this preparation for war, and seeming ardent to engage in battle; and yet, when they came to it, were seized with a panic, and thrown into the utmost consternation, and turned their backs upon their enemy: th…
303 wordsSECTION 581Jeremiah 46:6
Jeremiah 46:6 Ver. 6. Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty men escape,.... Those that were swift of foot, like Asahel, or carried but light armour, let not such trust to their swiftness or light carriage; nor let the mighty man think to escape by reason of his great strength, to make his way through the enemy, …
197 wordsSECTION 582Jeremiah 46:7
Jeremiah 46:7 Ver. 7. Who [is] this [that] cometh up as a flood,.... These are either the words of the prophet, who having a vision in prophecy of the march of the Egyptian army from the south to the north, which he compares to a flood; in allusion to the river Nile, which used to overflow its banks, and spread itself…
241 wordsSECTION 583Jeremiah 46:8
Jeremiah 46:8 Ver. 8. Egypt riseth up as a flood, and [his] waters are moved like the rivers,.... This is the answer to the above question; that it was Egypt that was seen; the king of Egypt, as the Syriac version; he with his army, as the Targum; and which was so numerous, that it seemed as if the whole country of Eg…
217 wordsSECTION 584Jeremiah 46:9
Jeremiah 46:9 Ver. 9. Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots,.... These are either the words of Pharaoh, giving orders to his cavalry and charioteers to make haste and come up to battle, not doubting of victory: or rather of the Lord by the prophet, ironically calling upon the horsemen in the Egyptian army to come …
536 wordsSECTION 585Jeremiah 46:10
Jeremiah 46:10 Ver. 10. For this [is] the day of the Lord God of hosts,.... Or, "but this is the day" {y}, &c. notwithstanding this great apparatus for war, and those many auxiliaries the Egyptians would have, yet it would not be their day, in which they should get the better of their enemies; but the Lord's day; the …
5,976 wordsSECTION 586Jeremiah 47:1
Jeremiah 47:1 INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 47 This chapter contains a prophecy of the destruction of the Philistines chiefly; and also of the Tyrians and Zidonians. The title of the prophecy, Jer 47:1; the instruments of this destruction, who are compared to overflowing waters; which would cause great lamentation in the …
434 wordsSECTION 587Jeremiah 47:2
Jeremiah 47:2 Ver. 2. Thus saith the Lord, behold, waters rise up out of the north,.... Meaning an army of men, which should come in great numbers, and with great force and rapidity, like an overflowing flood. So the Targum, "behold, people shall come from the north;'' that is, from Chaldea, which lay north of Pales…
168 wordsSECTION 588Jeremiah 47:3
Jeremiah 47:3 Ver. 3. At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong [horses],.... The noise of the cavalry of Nebuchadnezzar's army, as they came marching on towards the country of the Philistines; who, being mounted on strong prancing horses, made a great noise as they came along, and were heard at a distan…
226 wordsSECTION 589Jeremiah 47:4
Jeremiah 47:4 Ver. 4. Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines,.... The time appointed by the Lord for their destruction, which should be universal: [and] to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth; these were cities in Phoenicia, which bordered on the country of the Philistines, w…
277 wordsSECTION 590Jeremiah 47:5
Jeremiah 47:5 Ver. 5. Baldness is come upon Gaza,.... The Targum is, "vengeance is come to the inhabitants of Gaza.'' It is become like a man whose hair is fallen from his head, or is clean shaved off; its houses were demolished; its inhabitants slain, and their wealth plundered; a pillaged and depopulated place. So…
282 wordsSECTION 591Jeremiah 47:6
Jeremiah 47:6 Ver. 6. O thou sword of the Lord,.... For though it was the sword of the Chaldeans, yet being appointed and sent by the Lord, and having a commission from him, and being ordered and directed in his providence to do his will, it is called his sword: how long [will it be] ere thou be quiet? and cease from…
172 wordsSECTION 592Jeremiah 47:7
Jeremiah 47:7 Ver. 7. How can it be quiet,.... There is no reason to believe it will, nor can it be expected that it should; to stop it is impossible, and to request that it might be stopped is in vain: seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the seashore? for it had a commission from the…
126 wordsSECTION 593Jeremiah 48:1
Jeremiah 48:1 INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 48 This chapter contains a prophecy of the destruction of Moab, and of the mourning that should be for it; and not only its destruction in general is predicted, but particular places are mentioned, on which it should fall, Jer 48:1; the causes of which were their confidence in t…
750 wordsSECTION 594Jeremiah 48:2
Jeremiah 48:2 Ver. 2. [There shall be] no more praise of Moab,.... It shall be no more commended for a rich, populous, and fruitful country, being now laid waste; though the next phrase, in Heshbon, or "concerning Heshbon" {b}, should be read in connection with this; and then the sense is, there shall be none any mor…
464 wordsSECTION 595Jeremiah 48:3
Jeremiah 48:3 Ver. 3. A voice of crying [shall be] from Horonaim,.... Another city of Moab. The word is of the dual number; and, according to Kimchi and Ben Melech, there were two Horons, the upper and the lower; of this place See Gill on "Isa 15:5"; this also should be destroyed; and so a cry of the inhabitants of it…
90 wordsSECTION 596Jeremiah 48:4
Jeremiah 48:4 Ver. 4. Moab is destroyed,.... Either the whole nation in general; so the Targum, "the kingdom of Moab is broken;'' and so Abarbinel; or a city so called, which some take to be the city Areopolis. Jerom {g} says, that Moab is a city of Arabia, now called Areopolis; and which also has the name of Rabbat…
171 wordsSECTION 597Jeremiah 48:5
Jeremiah 48:5 Ver. 5. For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up,.... This is another city, which was built on a high hill, which had a considerable ascent to it, whither those that escaped from Horonaim might flee for safety; but as they went up the hill would weep bitterly, and all the way they went…
138 wordsSECTION 598Jeremiah 48:6
Jeremiah 48:6 Ver. 6. Flee, save your lives,.... These are either the words of the Moabites, their cry of destruction mentioned in the latter part of Jer 48:5; who, seeing nothing but ruin before their eyes, advise one another to flee in all haste, and save their lives if possible, since nothing else could be saved: o…
308 wordsSECTION 599Jeremiah 48:7
Jeremiah 48:7 Ver. 7. For because thou hast trusted in thy works,.... The strong works and fortifications they had made about their cities, and so thought themselves safe in them; which is the sense of the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and those that follow them. Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it of their ca…
459 wordsSECTION 600Jeremiah 48:8
Jeremiah 48:8 Ver. 8. And the spoiler shall come upon every city,.... That is, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and his army. The Targum is, the spoilers, who came against and took every city of Moab, and wasted them. Josephus {n} makes particular mention of Nebuchadnezzar subduing the Ammonites and Moabites: and no c…
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