예레미야 21:2-14 KRV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:8

Verse 8 God here declares that he proposed to the people the way of life and the way of death, in order that they might surely know that all who remained in the city would soon meet with death, and that those who willingly surrendered to their enemies would have their life spared. Moses says in another sense that he set before them the way of life and the way of death; he spoke of the Law, which contains promises of God’s favor, and threatenings to transgressors. But the Prophet means here... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:9

Verse 9 Thou shalt say to this people, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Which was the way of death? Whosoever, he says, abides in this city, shall die by the sword, or by famine, or by pestilence This was incredible to the Jews, and they were no doubt inflamed with rage when they heard that they were to perish in the holy city which God protected; for there he had his sanctuary, and there his rest was. But the Prophet had already dissipated all... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:10

Verse 10 He again confirms what he had said, that it would be the way of death if the Jews remained fixed in the city, for this would be to struggle against God; for God is said to set his face for evil, since he had fully determined to punish that nation. To set the face is the same as to be resolute. Then God says that what he had resolved respecting the destruction of Jerusalem could not be changed. Now, what must at length be the issue when any one thinks that he can, against the will of... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:11

Verse 11 Now the Prophet tells us that he was sent to the king and his counsellors. Hitherto he has been addressing the king and the whole people indiscriminately; but here a special message is committed to him to be delivered at the palace of the king; and he was to say that judgment was nigh him and his counsellors. But he is not now threatened as before, for there is a condition interposed: he exhorts them to repent, and indirectly promises them pardon, for in vain would he have spoken to... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:12

Verse 12 Thus saith Jehovah, he adds, Judege ye judgment There was no doubt a great liberty taken by the king and his courtiers in committing plunder, for the Prophet would not have here recommended justice to them had they not wholly neglected what was just and right. As, then, there was no care to administer justice, the Prophet bade them to recognize what was due to God and to his people. But it was a most grievous trial to all the godly to see that the sacred house, in which the living... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:13

Verse 13 Though the whole nation was corrupt in the time of the Prophet, yet Jerusalem was the head and seat of all evils, especially as there was there more licentiousness; and then they thought that the Prophets had no liberty there, as though the citizens were, by a peculiar privilege, exempt from all reproof; and, lastly, the very situation of the city gave them courage, for when they regarded the height of their walls, their towers, and fortresses, they thought themselves beyond the reach... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:14

Verse 14 But God, on the contrary, says, Behold I will come to thee, oragainst thee, and will visit thee. There is, indeed, a change of number; for he says, I will visit you, for he had begun by saying, “Ye who say,” האמרים, eamrim. I will visit upon you, he says, the fruit of your doings; that is, “I will deal with you according to what you have done, as your works deserve.” Merit is to be taken for reward. Then God threatens that he would render to the Jews what they merited, because they... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-2

God consulted in vain. I. IT IS VAIN TO SEEK GOD 'S HELP WITHOUT REPENTING OF OUR SIN . Zedekiah sends to Jeremiah in his alarm. But he gives no sign of repentance. The dread of coming trouble and the desire to escape it are not penitence; the fear of hell is not penitence. All men naturally desire to be safe from suffering. But God will only deliver those who also desire to be free from sin, who regret the evil they have done, not merely that which they endure. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-2

Zedekiah's message; or, the prayer of the ungodly. I. AN EXAMPLE TO BE IMITATED . Whatever might be said of the general behavior of the king, his conduct on this occasion appears at first highly sagacious and commendable. 1. For its acknowledgment of Jehovah as the only Deliverer . A tremendous danger threatened the state. Zedekiah "counted the cost" and sent to the representative of Jehovah. He did not waste his resources in useless expedients, but frankly accepted... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-7

A king appealing for a prophet's intercession. I. A KING 'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT HUMAN RESOURCES ARE UNAVAILING . The hour and the danger so long and often predicted, referred to all the more earnestly as the hour draws nigh, has come at last. No time is here taken up in narrating the attempts Zedekiah may have made himself to repel the invader. The Scriptures were not meant to give us details of sieges. The likelihood is, however, that it was long before Zedekiah reached... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-7

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