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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 19:6-9

Jeremiah 19:6-9. Therefore, behold, the days come And are at no great distance; that this place shall no more be called Tophet, &c. In Joshua’s time it was called The valley of the son of Hinnom; in after ages, it had the name of Tophet, from the noise of drums and tabrets sounding there while children were burning. Here it is foretold that it should have a new name and be called, The valley of Slaughter. See note on Jeremiah 7:32-33. I will make void the counsel, &c., in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 19:1-15

The broken pot (19:1-20:6)In another acted parable Jeremiah, carrying an earthenware pot in his hand, took the leaders of Jerusalem to a place outside the city walls where old pottery was dumped. This was in the valley where the Judeans once sacrificed their children to Molech and carried out other pagan rites (19:1-2; see 7:30-34 and section, ‘Tophet and the Valley of Hinnom’).Through their leaders, the people of Judah are told that in this valley, where they have killed their children, they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 19:9

to eat the flesh, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:29 . Deuteronomy 28:53-57 ). Compare Lamentations 2:20 ; Lamentations 4:10 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 19:9

Jeremiah 19:9. I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons— See 2 Kings 6:29. REFLECTIONS.—1st, To awaken conviction in the hearts of a stupid people, every method is tried, that they may be left at last utterly inexcusable. 1. Jeremiah is ordered down to the valley of the son of Hinnom, the place where their most shocking idolatries were committed, and the destined spot of their terrible execution. He is commanded to take an earthen pitcher, and, as witnesses of what he was about to do... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 19:9

The siege of Jerusalem would be so bad that the residents would eat their own children, and one another, rather than die of starvation (cf. Jeremiah 11:1-8; Leviticus 26:29; Deuteronomy 28:53-57; 2 Kings 6:26-29; Lamentations 2:20; Lamentations 4:10). This was compensation for their having taken human life to worship pagan idols. Being consumed by cannibals was a typical curse for treaty-breakers in the ancient Near East, as was lack of burial (Jeremiah 19:7). [Note: See D. R. Hillers,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 19:1-15

In Jeremiah 18 the special lesson was the power of God to alter at any moment the destinies of a people. Here, on the other hand, it is taught that the time may come when the only alteration must take the form of a breaking or overthrow.1-13. Figure of the broken vessel.1. Ancients] RV ’elders.’2. Valley of the son of Hinnom] see on Jeremiah 7:31. East gate] Hebrew is obscure. RM ’gate of potsherds,’ perhaps because refuse of this sort was thrown there. 3. Kings] the whole dynasty with their... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 19:9

(9) I will cause them to eat . . .—Once again an echo, almost a quotation, from Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 28:53). The woes of that memorable chapter had obviously furnished the prophet both with imagery and language. In Lamentations 2:20; Lamentations 4:10 we find proof of the fulfilment of the prediction. Thus, by the dread law of retribution, were the people to pay the penalty of their sin in the Melech sacrifices, in which they, sinning at once against natural affection and against the faith... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 19:1-15

CHAPTER XIITHE BROKEN VESSEL - A SYMBOL OF JUDGMENTJeremiah 19:1-15THE result of his former address, founded upon the procedure of the potter, had only been to bring out into clearer distinctness the appalling extent of the national corruption. It was evident that Judah was incorrigible, and the Potter’s vessel must be broken in pieces by its Maker."Thus said Iahvah: Go and buy a bottle" (baqbuq, as if "a pour pour"; the meaning is alluded to in the first word of Jeremiah 19:7: ubaqqothi, " and... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Jeremiah 19:1-15

CHAPTER 19 The Broken Bottle 1. The broken bottle and the message (Jeremiah 19:1-13 ) 2. The fate announced in the court of the Lord’s house (Jeremiah 19:14-15 ) Jeremiah 19:1-13 . He was to get a potter’s earthen bottle accompanied by elders and priests, and go to the valley of the son of Hinnom. There he should proclaim the words Jehovah would breathe into him. The message is another judgment message and needs no further comment. In Tophet, the valley of Hinnom, they had worked their... read more

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