The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:7
Him, and his son, and his son's son . This is intelligible only if the seventy years predicted by Jeremiah in Jeremiah 25:11 , Jeremiah 25:12 , Jeremiah 29:10 , are a round number. Nebuchadnezzar died in B.C. 561, and was succeeded by his son Evil-Merodach, who, after two years, was put to death by Neriglissar. In B.C. 555 Laberosoarchod (?) became king, but after nine months a usurper belonging to another family, Nabonedus or Nabunita, ascended the throne, which he occupied till B.C.... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:6-7
God's disposal of man's possessions. I. GOD HAS A RIGHT TO DISPOSE OF MAN 'S POSSESSIONS . He made them, and they are always his, only lent to be withdrawn or transferred when he wills. If the Lord gave, he has a right to take away ( Job 1:21 ). If he takes much, we should be thankful for what he leaves—for this even we have no claim. Nations should feel that God has rights over them. Their liberties are subject to his government, their territory to his disposal. II.... read more