Jeremiah 21:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 21:8-14

By the civil message which the king sent to Jeremiah it appeared that both he and the people began to have a respect for him, which it would have been Jeremiah's policy to make some advantage of for himself; but the reply which God obliges him to make is enough to crush the little respect they begin to have for him, and to exasperate them against him more than ever. Not only the predictions in the Jer. 21:1-7, but the prescriptions in these, were provoking; for here, I. He advises the people... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 21:10

For I have set my face against this city ,.... Or "my fury", as the Targum; their sins had provoked the eyes of his glory; he was wroth with them, and determined to cut them off; his mind was set against them, and upon their ruin; and there was no turning him from it: for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord ; to bring the evil of punishment upon them for the evil of their sins, and not do any good unto them, they were so ill deserving of: it shall be given into the hand of the king... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:10

He shall burn it with fire - What a heavy message to all; and especially to them who had any fear of God, or reverence for the temple and its sacred services! read more

John Calvin

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-14

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-14

Saved so as by fire. This chapter has been by some means put out of its proper place; for it treats of King Zedekiah, whilst in later chapters circumstances connected with the reigns of the kings who preceded him are given. But being placed here it serves to show how God's servants, despised at first, come to be honored at last. The stocks had been good enough for Jeremiah—so the last chapter tells-and his enemies had smitten him as if he were a common felon. Here we find the king and high... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:8-10

The choice between life and death. I. THE CHOICE WAS FREE . It was left to the Jews to choose which course they would take. God has endowed every man with freedom of will, opening up to him a vast range of possibilities. All of us have opportunities for choosing life and blessedness if only we will seek them. A Divine vocation marks out for us a course which we ought to follow in preference to the fancies of our own inclination, and a Divine destiny sots us down in a certain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:8-10

Escape for the individual among the calamities of the nation. Even amid all the thick, impending horrors indicated in the previous passage, a clear and immediate way of escape is indicated for the individual. Every one going over promptly and resolutely to the Chaldeans would be at least safe. What might be reserved for him in the future it was not proper to say. Enough for him to know that he had security for the present. He who is made safe may expect further communications of positive... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 21:8-10

Jeremiah 21:8-10. And unto this people thou shalt say, &c. By the civil message which the king sent to Jeremiah it appeared that both he and the people began to have respect for him; but the reply which God obliged him to make was sufficient to crush that little respect, and to exasperate them against him more than ever. Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death Both the law and the prophets had often set before them life and death in another sense; life, if they... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-10

21:1-25:38 WARNINGS TO KINGS AND FALSE PROPHETSA message for Zedekiah (21:1-10)This message was given late in the reign of Judah’s last king, Zedekiah. Jerusalem was under its last great siege, which resulted in its fall and destruction in 587 BC. The king sent to Jeremiah and asked that he would pray to God to save Jerusalem from the Babylonians (21:1-2). Jeremiah replies that God will not save Jerusalem but will fight for the Babylonians (Chaldeans) against Jerusalem. Many of the people... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 21:8-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 21:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:10

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:8-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:8-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 21:8-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-10

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