耶利米书 16:2 RCUVSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

The prophet is here for a sign to the people. They would not regard what he said; let it be tried whether they will regard what he does. In general, he must conduct himself so, in every thing, as became one that expected to see his country in ruins very shortly. This he foretold, but few regarded the prediction; therefore he is to show that he is himself fully satisfied in the truth of it. Others go on in their usual course, but he, in the prospect of these sad times, is forbidden and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:2

Thou shall not take thee a wife ,.... Not because it was unlawful; for it was lawful for prophets to marry, and they did; but because it was not advisable, on account of the calamities and distresses which were coming upon the nation; which would be more bearable by him alone, than if he had a wife, which would increase his care, concern, and sorrow. Neither shall thou have sons nor daughters in this place ; in Anathoth, says Kimchi; but it is most likely that Jerusalem in particular is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:2

Those shalt not take thee a wife - As it would be very inconvenient to have a family when the threatened desolations should come on the place. The reason is given in the following verses. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:2

Verse 2 This is a new discourse, which yet is not unlike many others, except in this particular, that the Prophet was not to marry a wife nor beget children in the land But as to the general subject, he repeats now what he had often said before and confirmed in many places. But the prohibition to marry was full of meaning; it was to shew that the people were wholly given up to destruction. The law of man’s creation, we know, was this, “Increase and multiply.” (Genesis 1:22; Genesis 8:17;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

Celibacy as an obligation of the minister of God. This passage has been quoted in support of the Romish doctrine of the celibacy of the clergy. Like other favorite references of the advocates of this regulation, however, it only requires to be examined to show that its bearing is quite of an opposite character. Its terms are not by any means absolute or universal. Not even the whole lifetime of the prophet nor his entire ministry are within the scope of the prohibition. It was a special... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

Domestic relations become a curse. It is evidently implied that, even in the present deplorable state of Israel, there was much that appeared attractive and profitable in domestic relations. Jesus reminded his servants that, in the days before the Flood, there was "marrying and giving in marriage until the day that, Noah entered into the ark;" and so we may conclude that in the time of Jeremiah there was also marrying and giving in marriage, clown to the very coming of the invader on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

Commands countermanded. There are three such in this section. I. THE COMMAND TO MARRY . 1. In every way whereby the will of God can be expressed—by his Word, his providence, his laws, written, moral, social, physical, God has commanded that "a man shall leave his father and mother," etc. "A good wife is from the Lord," her companionship is the most blessed in the world. All artificial hindrances to marriage are, therefore, to be condemned. The same enemy that destroys such... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-21

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:2

Thou shalt not take thee a wife . So St. Paul, "I think therefore that this is good by reason of the present distress, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is ( 1 Corinthians 7:26 , Revised Version); and Hosea has already drawn an awful picture of "Ephraim bringing forth his children to the murderer" ( Hosea 9:9 ). In ordinary times it was a kind of unwritten law among the Israelites to marry and beget children. Most of the prophets (e.g. Isaiah) appear to have been married. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:2

Forbidding to marry. I. CELIBACY IS NOT A SCRIPTURAL VIRTUE . Marriage is a Divine institution. It is natural, and God is the Author of nature; it is recognized and regulated by inspired teaching and blessed by Christ; it is a means of human welfare. II. CELIBACY MAY BE WISELY OBSERVED IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF PECULIAR TROUBLE . Such were the circumstances of Judah in the clays of Jeremiah; such, in the opinion of St. Paul, were the circumstances of his own... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:2

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