예레미야 34:17-22 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 34:8-22

We have here another prophecy upon a particular occasion, the history of which we must take notice of, as necessary to give light to the prophecy. I. When Jerusalem was closely besieged by the Chaldean army the princes and people agreed upon a reformation in one instance, and that was concerning their servants. 1. The law of God was very express, that those of their own nation should not be held in servitude above seven years, but, after they had served one apprenticeship, they should be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:17

Therefore thus saith the Lord ,.... This being the case, and this their crime, which was provoking to the Lord; ye have not hearkened unto me in proclaiming liberty everyone to his brother, and everyone to his neighbour ; for though they did proclaim liberty, they did not act according to it; they did not give the liberty they proclaimed, at least they did not continue so to do; as soon almost as they had granted the favour, they took it away again; and because they did not persevere in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:18

And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant ,.... The covenant the king, princes, and all the people made, to let their servants go free, is called the Lord's covenant, because made in his name, in his presence, and before him as a witness; and very probably the calf that was cut in pieces on this occasion, after mentioned, was sacrificed to him, which made him a party concerned; unless this is to be understood of the covenant of God in general made with Israel on Mount Sinai;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:19

The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem ,.... Here is a particular enumeration of the persons that had made the covenant, and transgressed it, and that should suffer for so doing; the princes of Judah, distinguished from the princes of Jerusalem, design such princes as lived without Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, and presided over them, though now at Jerusalem, having fled thither, upon the invasion of the king of Babylon, for their safety; as the princes of Jerusalem, or the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:20

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies ,.... The Chaldeans, who were the enemies of the Jews, that were come from a far country to invade, dispossess, ravage, and plunder them; and what can be a greater punishment than to be given up into an enemy's hand, to be in his power, and at his mercy? and into the hand of them that seek their life ; not their wealth and substance only, but their lives also; nothing less will content them: and their dead bodies shall be for meat... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:21

And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his princes ,.... These were either the princes of the blood, the sons of Zedekiah, and his nobles and courtiers, as distinct from the princes in Jeremiah 34:19 ; these shall not be spared, neither the king, nor his sons, nor those of the privy council: but those will I give I to the hands of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life ; as in Jeremiah 34:20 ; and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army ; or, "even into the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:22

Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city ,.... The Lord of hosts, or armies, was "Generalissimo" of Nebuchadnezzar's army, had it at his command, and could direct if as he pleased, and order it to march and countermarch as he thought fit: it was under the direction of his providence that it departed from Jerusalem, to try the inhabitants of it; and now, by a secret instinct, he would so powerfully work upon it, and by the ordering of external causes so... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:17

I proclaim a liberty for you - Ye proclaimed liberty to your slaves, and afterward resumed your authority over them; and I had in consequence restrained the sword from cutting you off: but now I give liberty to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and to the captivity, to destroy and consume you, and enslave you: for ye shall be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth. The prophet loves to express the conformity between the crime and its punishment. You promised to give liberty... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:18

When they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof - This was the ancient and most solemn way of making a covenant. A calf as sacrifice was offered to God to secure his approbation and support. The victim was then exactly divided from the nose to the rump; the spinal marrow being divided longitudinally, in the most careful manner, that the half of it might remain on each side. These divided parts were laid opposite to each other, a passage being left between them. ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:21

The king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you - Nebuchadnezzar, hearing that there was an Egyptian army coming to the relief of Jerusalem, raised the siege, went out, and met and defeated the Egyptians. It was in the interim this prophecy was delivered. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 34:8-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:21

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