c [cremiah had in ns former Diſcourſes revealed the Will of God concezmng Nations, here he revealeth it as to Barich his Se- crcrary or Clerk, upon which account ſome compare him ro Paul writing to P/1/emon as well as ro Churches,
3 Thon didſt ſay, Wo is me now. for the LORD hath added grief ro my ſorrow, I fainted in my tigh- ing, and I find no reſt 4.
d Upon Barich's reading the Prophecies afrer he had wrote them from the Mouth of Jere7izh, both he and Jeremiah were {ent for tefore che Princes, and adviſed ro hide them(eIves, as we read Chap. 35. 15, 19. This probably difturb'd Baruch, and made
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their ſhare in the publick Calamities of thar Nation or Kingdom in {which they are 3 but contenting themſelyes with ſuch allowances [as God proportionerh ro them at ſuch a time without diſcontent
thee, This Mciſage of God to Baruch reacherh us, thar God ex. peRs from his People a Spirir ſuired ro his Diſpenſarions, and thar they ſhould keep their Spirirs low 1n a time of publick Judgments,
|or murmuring, and bleſſing God for any marks of gracious Provi- dence which he 1n ſuch times will pleaſe to ſet upon them, being thankful for chem and farisfhed with them.
GHAP. XLVL
by he Overthrow of Pharaoh's Army, r, —— 12. The Conquelt of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar, 13,—-25, God's People comfort- el, 27, 3%
I H E word of the LORD which came to Jere- miah the Prophet againſt the Gentiles a ;
a This Verſe contains the Title toall che enſuing Diſcourſes of this Propher,tor.though rtere be ſome particular Verſes in theſe Chapters rhar relate to the J:ws, yer they are all concerning theic Reſtaurarion. The Prophecies of Judgment from the begiining of this Chapter to the $24 Chapter are all againſt forreign Nations, which are called Gentlles, to whom God revealed his Will for the paniſhmenc of them, for the relief and fatisfaQion of his People, ro whom the moſt of them had been bitter Enemies. The $24, Chapter 1s by moſt concluded nor to have been wrote by Jereniah, who, it 15 not provable, would have repeated what he had related before Chap. 39. but it was wrote (as it is ſuppoſed ) by ſome of che Captives 1n Babylon, as a;Preface to the Book of Lamentations. This particular Chaprer containeth the Revelation of the Will of God concerning Egypt, whither ſome of rhe Jews fled for re- fuge afrer this rime, and which had been a great occation of fin to the Jews beiore, nor only through the Jews too many Leagues with them, and confidence 1n them, but from their co:mmunicacing in their Idolatry with them, [er. 2.16, The children of Nopb and Tahparhes brake the crown of their bead. :
2 Againſt Egypt, againſt the army of Pharaoh Necho King of Egypt, which was by the River Eu- phrares 1n Carchemiſh, which Nebuchadrezzar King of Babylon {mote in the fourth year of Jehotakim the ſon of Joſiah King of Judah b.
| b Pharaoh Necho was Ring of Egypt in Joſtah's time : Tt was by his Army that Joffah was killed at Megiddo, 2 Kings 23. 29, It was he that made Jehozachim Ring of ]:44h, taking away Jeboahax, Ver. 34. burthough he prevailed ar rhar rime, and that was one 'rime when he came our againſt Carchemiſh, 2 Chroz. 35. 20. yet | he was overthrown by Nebuchadarzgar 11 a Bartle with him after- | wards, as appears from 2 Kings 24. 7. and J:hoiabim was made
Triburary ro Nebucha1nezgay, as we read 2 Kings 24. r. and the King ot Zgypt was brought folow by that ViSory, that he ſtirred no more out of Egypt, jor the King of Babylon had taken from him all from Nulus, the great River of Ezypt ro Euphrates, and this, taich rhis /erſe, was 1n the 4th, Year of Jebgiachim. This Prophecy muft be before that time. Carchemiſh appearcrh from 1/2. 10. 9, t© have been a place in $y7iz where the Egy?tian Army had beenin Jofeab's time, and rhen went away Conquerors, as appears from 2 Chron. 35. 20, &Cc. |
3 Order ye the buckler, and the ſhicld, and dray near to battel.
4 Harneſs the Horſes, and get 1 and ſtand forth with your helmets, and Pur on the Brigantines c,
c Art hath ſo much improved all chings 1n latter Ages, that ir is 1s very hard ro derermine of what torm the ſeveral Weapons, and pieces of Armour, whether offenfive or defenfive in uſe at rhis time were; the moſt here mentioned ſecm ro have been art-3hve. and the whole Speech of the Fropher directed ro the Eerntians, ſeem ro be Lronical.calling to rhis Army of Pharaoh Necbs ro ger rcadv to de. fend themſelves, for thuy were cÞ9 encounter with an Enemy thar
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would pur them very hard ro it, fo as they had need to have cheir | He!mets and Buck!ers, and Siz/d4s, and Brigantines, alin a read1- neſs, and know the uſc of chem well ; the Horſes for War had need be Harneſſcd, the Spears furbithed, and the Riders got up.
Vherecforchavel ſeen them diſmayed, ad turn- ed away back ? and their mighty ones + are beaten down, and are + fed apace, and look not back, fo; tear was round about, faith the LORD 4.
1 God hd either in a Viſion ſhewed Jeremizh rhis Army of the Foyptians flying, or elſe had revealed to him thar they ſhould he pur to flighr, which rhe Propher here publitheth. God made 2 tcar co fall upon the Egyptians, fo as when the King of Boyion came to joyn Bartel with them, they were nor able ar all co ftand, bur tarned their Backs,and their greareft Commanders were either kill'd, or fled away as faſt as they could.
5 Let not the ſwift flee away, nor tne mighty man eſcape, they ſhall {tumble and fall coward the north
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2; e Thar is, Iris in vain for the ſwift to. flze away, rhe. mighty $5: Men ſhall nor eſcape, bur they ſhall flumble, and fall ar Carcv2- ER miſh, which was near the River Euphrates, and Northward from fe Egypt. |
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3 waters are moved as the Rivers f. ay f The next Verſe expoundert this,
Ws, : hs jp GO CS Goh 8 Egypt riſcth up like a flood, and his waters arc _ moved like the rivers, and ho faich I will go up, 4/22
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