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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

The profaneness of the people, with that of the priests and prophets, is here reproved in a particular instance, which may seem of small moment in comparison of their greater crimes; but profaneness in common discourse, and the debauching of the language of a nation, being a notorious evidence of the prevalency of wickedness in it, we are not to think it strange that this matter was so largely and warmly insisted upon here. Observe, I. The sin here charged upon them is bantering God's prophets... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:34

And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people ,.... Be they one or the other, or all of them; no regard will be had to their character and office, rank and dignity: that shall say, the burden of the Lord ; using that phrase in a bantering and ludicrous manner: I will even punish that man and his house ; not only he, but his family, shall suffer for it. This shows how much it is resented by the Lord, and what a dangerous thing it is to lampoon the word of God, to make a... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:34

Verse 34 Prophecy might indeed have been called a burden, when anything sad was announced; but it might also have been so called, when men were aroused to fear God, or when they were exhorted to repent. But God has a reference here to that wicked impiety, when men dared in ridicule to call any prophecy a burden. And hence it appears, that they were all so given up to their sins, that the very name of God’s judgment was hated by them. We now then perceive the Prophet’s meaning when he said, that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-40

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9-40

These verses form a complete prophecy, the title of which Jeremiah himself supplies in the words, "Concerning the (false) prophets" (see below); comp. Jeremiah 46:2 ; Jeremiah 48:1 ; Jeremiah 49:1 , Jeremiah 49:7 , Jeremiah 49:23 , Jeremiah 49:28 . It is true the rendering of the Authorized Version ( Jeremiah 49:9 ), Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets , is not purely arbitrary; it is favored by the exegetical tradition represented by the Hebrew accents.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-34

The abuse of a word. This is not a mere play upon a word, but a mocking abuse of the meaning of it, designed to convey a sinister insinuation. It illustrates what a dangerous and uncertain weapon language is. We are all inclined to attach too much importance to words, forgetting that they are not rigid landmarks of thought, but variable in meaning with the variations of the ideas we import into them. I. THE WORDS OF TRUTH MAY BE USED IN THE SERVICE OF FALSEHOOD ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

The abuse of a consecrated phrase. The prophets were accustomed to apply the term massa to their prophetic declarations in the sense of "oracle," or "utterance"—a sense derived from the use of the cognate verb for "to lift up the voice," i.e. to pronounce clearly and distinctly. But the word massa was also in common use for "load, burden," and hence the "false prophets" applied the term derisively to Jeremiah's discourses. "Rightly does he call his word a massa ; it is not merely a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

The burden I. IT IS A MISTAKE TO REGARD THE REVELATION OF TRUTH AS A BURDEN . It comes to lighten our burdens. At first it may seem to increase them by making us conscious of them. It opens our eyes to our own condition. The very light may serve to reveal the existence of the deep mystery all around us, which was not felt while the soul slumbered in darkness. Yet the light does not make the darkness that fringes its radiance. Revelation does not create the burdens... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

Despising prophesyings. I. THE HONOR OF GOD IS BOUND UP WITH HIS WORD . 1. It expresses his character . A careful, gradual unfolding of himself in his attributes and personal relations. 2. It declares his will . The prophecies of God with his promises and appeals. 3. In its loftiest embodiment—Jesus Christ—it is identified with himself . ( John 1:1 .) II. HE WILL NOT SUFFER IT TO BE TREATED LIGHTLY . To do so would be to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

God’s burden (23:33-40)Prophets often spoke of their message as a ‘burden’ from God. It was a responsibility they had to discharge by announcing it to the people. Sometimes people went to prophets, particularly those whom Jeremiah calls false prophets, to ask them for a message, or burden, that would give them direction or guidance. God tells Jeremiah that if they ask him for a burden, he is to tell them that they are the burden. They are a burden so heavy that God cannot carry them any longer.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:34

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:33-40

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