Jeremiah 11:21 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The prophet Jeremiah has much in his writings concerning himself, much more than Isaiah had, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Here we have (as it should seem) the beginning of his sorrows, which arose from the people of his own city, Anathoth, a priest's city, and yet a malignant one. Observe here, I. Their plot against him, Jer. 11:19. They devised devices against him, laid their heads together to contrive how they might be in the most plausible and effectual manner the death of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:21

Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth ,.... That is, "unto", or "concerning the men of Anathoth", the townsmen of Jeremiah, and who were the persons that combined together to destroy him; of this place; see Gill on Jeremiah 1:1 . that seek thy life ; or "soul"; that is, to take it away: saying, prophesy not in the name of the Lord ; without their leave, and such hard things as he did, unless he would prophesy smooth things, and then he might go on, otherwise he must... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 21 The Prophet here expressly denounces vengeance on his own people: for we have seen at the beginning of this book that he belonged to the town of Anathoth. Now it appears from this passage, that the holy man had not only to contend with the king and his courtiers, and the priests, who were at Jerusalem; but that when he betook himself to a corner to live quietly with his own people, he had even there no friend, but that all persecuted him as an enemy. We hence see how miserable was the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-23

1. A reminder of the renewal of the covenant between Jehovah and the people lately made under Josiah ( Jeremiah 11:1-8 ). 2. First stage of the conspiracy; all Israel, instead of keeping the covenant with Jehovah, conspires against him ( Jeremiah 11:9-13 ). 3. The punishment of the conspiracy is an irreversible, severe judgment ( Jeremiah 11:14 17). 4. Second stage of the conspiracy; the plot of the men of Anathoth ( Jeremiah 11:18-23 ). 5. Third stage; the plot... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The conspiracy of Anathoth. This incident may afford us some lessens on the subject of persecution, in its occasion and character, the behavior of the persecuted and the righteous action of God in dealing with it. I. THE OCCASION OF THE CONSPIRACY ILLUSTRATES A COMMON CAUSE OF PERSECUTION . Jeremiah had been proclaiming unwelcome truths. He had exposed sin and threatened judgment. Such preaching was unpopular, and the men of Anathoth sought to stay it by force... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

Perils of prophesying. The conspiracy of which these verses speak seems to have been sudden as it was secret. It affected the mind of the prophet in a peculiarly painful way, as it was the men of his own district who were concerned in it—his friends, probably even kinsfolk, who locked upon him as their worst enemy. The crime was all the more heinous that the means taken to execute it were underhand. It is possible that they greeted him with expressions of kindness and hospitality, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The baffled plot. These verses are an episode. Like as the miracle of the healing of her who touched the hem of our Lord's garment was an episode in connection with the healing of the daughter of Jairus ( Mark 5:21 , etc.), so this account of the plot against Jeremiah's life comes in here, breaking the thread of his discourse, which is not renewed again till Jeremiah 12:7 . Scripture has many instances of similar plots contrived against the servants of the Lord; they are found in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The prophet in his own country. This passage describes a peculiar peril to Jeremiah, and a peculiar peril to those who conspired against him. I. A PECULIAR PERIL TO JEREMIAH . His life was full of perils—" perils from his own countrymen" in many ways, perils from the palace with its great men, from priests and false prophets, from every devotee of idolatry, from every one, in short, whose vices and iniquities he lashed with the scourge of his Heaven-inspired tongue. He would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:21

Prophesy not , etc. The men of Anathoth tried first of all to effect their object by threatening. In the name of the Lord should be rather, by the name , etc. The phrase is exactly parallel to Psalms 55:1 , "Save me, O God, by thy Name, and judge me by thy strength." The Name of God is equivalent to his revealed presence or personality. Baal's prophets prophesied "by Baal" ( Jeremiah 2:8 ), i . e . by an impulse thought to proceed from Baal; Jehovah's by the consciousness... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 11:21

Jeremiah 11:21. Thus saith the Lord of the men that seek thy life That are combined to kill thee; saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord The meaning is, that those men of Anathoth threatened that they would kill him if he did not cease to prophesy such things as he did in the name of the Lord, namely, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, the desolation of Judea, and the carrying away of the people into captivity. For if he had spoken falsely in the name of the Lord, and promised... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:21

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 11:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 11:21

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