E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 22:21
prosperity. Hebrew, plural of majesty = thy great prosperity. obeyedst not = hearkenedst not to. read more
prosperity. Hebrew, plural of majesty = thy great prosperity. obeyedst not = hearkenedst not to. read more
21. I admonished thee in time. Thy sin has not been a sin of ignorance or thoughtlessness, but wilful. prosperity—given thee by Me; yet thou wouldest not hearken to the gracious Giver. The Hebrew is plural, to express, "In the height of thy prosperity"; so "droughts" ( :-). thou saidst—not in words, but in thy conduct, virtually. thy youth—from the time that I brought thee out of Egypt, and formed thee into a people (Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 2:2; Isaiah 47:12). read more
An oracle of Jerusalem’s doom 22:20-23 read more
When Jerusalem was prosperous, in the days of David and Solomon, the Lord had appealed to the people to obey His covenant, but they would not listen. That had been their practice since early in their history as a nation. read more
1-9. Call to amendment of life.1. Go down] The king’s house was on lower ground than the Temple: cp. Jeremiah 36:12. 3. The reference is to the special crimes of Jehoiakim more fully stated in Jeremiah 36:13: cp. 2 Kings 23:35. He oppressed his people in order that though paying tribute to Necho he might yet build himself sumptuous palaces. Neither shed innocent blood] For his sins in this respect cp. Jeremiah 26:20. 4. Cp. Jeremiah 17:25. 6. Gilead, with its balm (Jeremiah 8:22) and its flocks... read more
(21) In thy prosperity.—Literally, prosperities. The word is used, as in Proverbs 1:32; Ezekiel 16:49; Psalms 30:6, in reference to what in old English was called “security,” the careless, reckless temper engendered by outward prosperity. The plural is used to include all the forms of that temper that had been manifested in the course of centuries. read more
The Woes of the Unjust Jeremiah 22:13 The whole law is contained in these words, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy neighbour as thyself'. These two parts cannot be separated. God places us among our own kind, and our character cannot be formed and our souls saved without doing justly and loving mercy, while we walk humbly with our God. If we are servants, we are to do honest work for our masters; and if we are masters, we are to give equitable wages to our servants.... read more
CHAPTER VIIJEHOIACHINJeremiah 22:20-30"A despised broken vessel."- Jeremiah 22:28"A young lion. And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men."- Ezekiel 19:5-6"Jehoiachin did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done."- 2 Kings 24:8-9WE have seen that our book does not furnish a consecutive biography of Jeremiah; we are not even certain as to the chronological order of the incidents narrated. Yet... read more
Concerning the Kings of Judah (22:1-23:8) CHAPTER 22 1. The message in the house of the king of Judah (Jeremiah 22:1-9 ) 2. Touching Shallum, the King of Judah (Jeremiah 22:11-12 ) 3. Concerning Jehoiakim and his fate (Jeremiah 22:13-19 ) 4. Concerning Coniah and his fate (Jeremiah 22:20-30 ) Jeremiah 22:1-10 . What a figure Jeremiah was as he stood, obedient to the divine command, before the royal palace to deliver his God-given message! The door of mercy still is open. Let them... read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:13-23
Concerning Jehoiakim (22:13-23)Jehoiakim, another son of Josiah, was made king by Egypt in place of the unfortunate Jehoahaz. Jehoiakim was a cruel and oppressive ruler. In a time of extreme hardship, when the people were already burdened with heavy taxes to pay the overlord Egypt, Jehoiakim built luxurious palaces for himself. He demonstrated his contempt for his people by treating them almost as slaves and forcing them to work on his grand building projects without payment. He was the... read more