耶利米書 22:14-15 RCUVTS

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 22:13-14

Jeremiah 22:13-14. Woe unto him that buildeth, &c.— The prophet proceeds to denounce God's judgments against Jehoiakim, who had built himself a stately palace in those calamitous times, and took no care to pay the wages of his workmen, but supported his own luxury by oppressing those who were to live by their labour. See Leviticus 19:13. We may observe, respecting these upper chambers, that there was generally but one hole or window which looked towards the temple. The meaning of this... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 22:15

Jeremiah 22:15. Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar?— Because thou frettest thyself in cedar? מתחרה methachareh from חרה charah, to fret and grieve, signifies one that is a prey to the uneasy passions of discontent and remorse. The question, therefore, is somewhat of a sarcastic nature, which asks, Shalt thou reign, because thou frettest thyself in cedar? As if it had been said, Is this the inestimable privilege of royalty, this the circumstance which constitutes thy... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 22:14

14. wide—literally, "a house of dimensions" ("measures"). Compare :-, Margin, "men of statures." large—rather, as Margin, "airy" from Hebrew root, "to breathe freely." Upper rooms in the East are the principal apartments. cutteth him out windows—The Hebrew, if a noun, is rather, "my windows"; then the translation ought to be, "and let my windows (Jehoiakim speaking) be cut out for it," that is, in the house; or, "and let (the workman) cut out my windows for it." But the word is rather an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 22:15

15. closest thyself—rather, "thou viest," that is, art emulous to surpass thy forefathers in the magnificence of thy palaces. eat and drink—Did not Josiah, thy father, enjoy all that man really needs for his bodily wants? Did he need to build costly palaces to secure his throne? Nay, he did secure it by "judgment and justice"; whereas thou, with all thy luxurious building, sittest on a tottering throne. then—on that account, therefore. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 22:13-14

Jeremiah called down woe on the person who advanced his own interests, and built his own royal house (palace, and by implication, dynasty), by abusing the rights of others (cf. Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:14; Malachi 3:5)."This man, who gave his mind to trivialities at a time of crisis, and who saw his subjects only as exploitable, was a vulture at law and a peacock at home." [Note: Kidner, p. 87.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 22:13-19

A prophecy about King Jehoiakim 22:13-19"Jehoiakim was condemned by Jeremiah more severely than any other king. He seems to have been a typical Oriental despot who rejected Josiah’s reforms." [Note: Thompson, p. 478.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 22:15

The measure of a king’s greatness is not really the beauty and cost of his palace but his righteousness and justice. Jehoiakim’s father, Josiah, had been a great king, and God had blessed him because he practiced these virtues (cf. John 4:34). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 22:1-30

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 22:14

(14) Large chambers.—As before, “upper storeys or chambers.”Cutteth him out windows.—The verb is the same as that used in Jeremiah 4:30 for dilating the eyes by the use of antimony, and implies accordingly the construction of windows of unusual width. These, after the Eastern fashion, were fitted with lattice-work, or shielded by curtains.Vermilion.—Probably the red pigment (sulphuret of mercury?) still conspicuous in the buildings of Egypt. The word meets us again in Ezekiel 23:14. The king... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 22:15

(15) Thou closest thyself in cedar.—Better, thine ambition is in cedar. The verb means strictly, as in Jeremiah 12:5, “to vie with” or “to contend,” and Jehoiakim is reproached for endeavouring to outdo the magnificence even of his greatest predecessors. A various reading, followed by the LXX., gives, “thou viest with Ahaz,” or “Ahab,” probably, in this latter case, with reference to the ivory palace built by that king (1 Kings 22:39).Did not thy father eat and drink . . .?—The words are... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 22:13-14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 22:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 22:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 22:15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 22:13-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 22:13-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 22:15

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 22:1-30

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 22:14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 22:15

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