Jeremiah 27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:7

And all nations shall serve him ,.... That is, all those, all above mentioned; though there were others also that were tributary to him, but not every nation under heaven: and his son, and his son's son ; their Scripture names were Evilmerodach and Belshazzar, Jeremiah 52:31 ; and by Ptolemy, in his canon, are called Iloarudamus and Nabonadius; between whom he places Niricassolassarus, or Neriglissarus; who was not a son of Evilmerodach, but his sister's husband. A son of his succeeded... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:8

And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon ,.... Will not, upon his approaching to them, invading and besieging them, submit and become tributary to him, as is more fully expressed in the next clause: and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon ; or voluntarily become subject to him, and pay a tax he shall impose upon them. This refers to, and explains the symbol of, Jeremiah's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:9

Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets ,.... False prophets, as the Targum. These words are not directed to the Jews, but are a continuation of what the messengers of the nations should say to their masters from the God of Israel, by the mouth of his prophet; for they had their prophets as well as the Jews; as the prophets of Baal, and others: nor to your diviners ; or soothsayers; such an one as was Balaam: nor to your dreamers ; or "dreams"; such as they had themselves, and laid... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:10

For they prophesy a lie unto you ,.... That which was vain and false, and proved so; though they might not know it was when delivered: to remove you far from your land ; not that they designed it by their prophecies, but so it was eventually; for, standing it out against Nebuchadnezzar, encouraged by the lies and dreams of their prophets, he, in process of time, took them, and carried them captive into Babylon; whereas, had they surrendered at once, they might have continued in their own... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:11

But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him ,.... That at once, and readily, submit unto him, and pay him tribute: those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the Lord ; undisturbed by any other enemy; peaceably dwelling in their own habitations; following their occupations and business of life; and enjoying their substance and estates, only paying the tax imposed on them: and they shall till it, and dwell therein ; manure and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:12

I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah ,.... At the same time that he delivered the above message from the Lord to the ambassadors of several nations, who were then residents in Zedekiah's court, or however in Jerusalem: according to all these words ; the same things, and much in the same language, he said to the king of Judah, as to the messengers of the nations: saying ; as follows: bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon ; you, O king, your nobles, and your... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:13

Why will ye die, thou and thy people, the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence ,.... Through a blockade of the Chaldean army, which would invade their land, and besiege their city, upon a refusal to be subject to their yoke: as the Lord hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon ? as the Lord has threatened shall be the case of any and everyone of the above nations that should refuse to be tributary to him; of which, no doubt, Zedekiah and his court had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:14

Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets ,.... The false prophets, as the Targum; such bad kings always had about them, to whom they listened, and which often proved of bad consequence to them: that speak unto you, saying ; as follows: ye shall not serve the king of Babylon ; ye ought not to do it, but cast off his yoke; to which if ye do not willingly submit, he will never be able to force you to it: for they prophesy a lie unto you ; and therefore should not be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:15

For I have not sent them, saith the Lord ,.... See Jeremiah 23:21 ; yet they prophesy a lie in my name; to deliver out a lie was a very wicked thing, sinful in them, and fatal to others; but to make use of the name of the Lord, and cover it with that, and back it with his authority, was much more wicked and abominable: that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish ; being driven out of their own land, perish in another; which, though the false prophets did not intend by their... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:16

Also I spake to the priests, and to all this people, saying ,.... From the court he went to the temple, and spoke to the priests that were ministering there, and to all the people that were assembled for divine worship; either at the ordinary time of it, or at some one of the solemn feasts: this was a proper time and place to meet with the people and the priests; which latter especially had a concern in what he had to say concerning the vessels of the temple: thus saith the Lord, hearken... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:16

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