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
Neither do ye any work ; according to the fourth commandment ( Exodus 20:10 ; Deuteronomy 5:14 ). read more
This verse is modeled on Jeremiah 7:26 , Jeremiah 7:28 . read more
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
Jeremiah 17:19-24. Thus saith the Lord, Go, &c. Here we evidently have a distinct prophecy, which the prophet was commanded to deliver most probably soon, if not immediately, after the foregoing. Stand in the gate of the children of the people By which It seems is meant the gate most frequented by the people; being that nearest the palace, where the kings of Judah held their most solemn courts of judicature, or by which they ordinarily went out of the city, and returned into it. And... read more
Forthright messages (17:14-27)Jeremiah is still distressed and once more appeals to God for help. His complaint is that the people mock him when they do not see his prophecies come true (14-15). He reminds God that he has done no more than announce the message God has given him. He personally does not wish doom upon the nation. Therefore, he asks God to be his protector against his persecutors (16-18).One of God’s commands to Jeremiah was that he go around the various city gates and warn the... read more
yourselves = your souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . bear no burden. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:8 ; Exodus 23:12 ; Exodus 31:13 ). Compare Nehemiah 13:15-19 . read more
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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