耶利米書 17:19-21 CUNPTS

In the gate of the children of the people . It is uncertain which of the gates of Jerusalem is meant, and not perfectly clear what is the meaning of the title. Does it mean Israelites as opposed to foreigners, or laymen as distinguished from priests? Whereby the kings of Judah come in . Jeremiah appears to use the phrase "kings of Judah" in a particular sense (see on verse 20). He may, no doubt, simply mean to say that those who are from time to time sovereigns of Judah enter by this gate.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

An exhortation to a more strict observance of the Sabbath. The reward held out is Jerusalem's continuance in all its old pomp, both temporal and spiritual, and the penalty the destruction of the city by fire. This passage stands in absolutely no connection with the preceding and the following prophecies; and we have just the same sense of suspicion in meeting with it here, in the midst of perfectly general exhortations, as in reading the parallel exhortations to Sabbath-keeping in Isaiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Sabbath. As Gentiles we were never under the special regulations of the Jewish Law, and as Christians we are free from all formal laws of "ordinances," and called to free spiritual obedience. Like St. Paul, we may be able to see that no one day is more sacred than other days ( Romans 14:5 ); and if we are unable to go so far as this, we must admit that there is, in the New Testament, no direct command to Christians to observe the first day of the week just as the Jews observed the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Sabbath and its obligation. I. IT WAS OF UNIVERSAL OBLIGATION . The prophet was to stand in "the gate of the children of the people" and "all the gates" to proclaim its sanctity. The laity and the priests, the princes and the people, were all bound to observe it, as one of the patriarchal and Mosaic institutions. It is expressly enjoined in one of the "ten words," and without reservation of any class. II. HOW IT SHOULD BE OBSERVED . 1. By rest . Labor... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sabbath sanctification. I. IN WHAT IT CONSISTS . Not in the mere Judaic strictness of the Old Testament Law, or of that set forth in these verses. All that might be, and yet in its true sense the Sabbath be flagrantly violated and its purpose destroyed. But in: 1. Rest . This to be both of body and mind. The student may no more pursue his studies than the laborer his toil. Rest both of body and mind from their ordinary pursuits; rest, not mere slothfulness, but such as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The hallowing of the Sabbath day. I. THE PLACE FOR ANNOUNCING THE MESSAGE . 1. It was a place where the king , as much as the people , would hear . Whatever else may be signified by "the gate of the children of the people" it seems clear that it was a gate in which, at certain times, the king would be found. In his own house it might be impossible to gain access to him; but the gate was open to all; and there he could not choose but listen to a man who would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:20

Jeremiah addresses himself first of all to the kings of Judah . As it would be very unnatural for a public orator to appeal to the yet unborn members of the reigning dynasty, and as there are several indications that the "house of David" was able at this period, as also in that of Isaiah, to exercise a decisive political and civil influence, even, as appears from Jeremiah 21:11 , Jeremiah 21:12 , monopolizing the judicial functions, it is natural to suppose that "kings of Judah" is here... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:21

Take heed to yourselves ; rather, Take heed heartily , conscientiously ; literally, in your souls . So in Malachi ( Malachi 2:15 , Malachi 2:16 ), "Take heed in your spirit" (not, "to your spirit," as Authorized Version). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 17:19-27

This prophecy on the observance of the Sabbath, is the first of a series of short predictions. arranged probably in chronological order among themselves, but in other respects independent of one another. Its tone is mild, and dissuasive rather of future neglect than condemnatory of past misconduct; and it may be assigned to the commencement of Jehoiakim’s reign. Its similarity to the prophecy contained in Jeremiah 22:1-5 makes it probable that they were contemporaneous.Jeremiah 17:19The gate of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 17:19-27

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