Jeremiah 21:13 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 21:13

Behold, I am against thee ,.... Or, "behold, I unto thee" F19 הנני אליך "ecce ego ad te", Munster, Montanus. ; to be supplied either thus, "behold, I say unto thee" F20 "Ecce tibi dico", Strigelius; so Luther. ; what follows; and therefore take notice of it, attend unto it: or, "behold, I come unto thee" F21 "Ecce ad te venio", Pagninus; so Kimchi. ; who bid defiance to all their enemies to come near them, as in the latter part of the verse. The Targum is, "lo, I... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:13

O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain - Dr. Blayney translates: "O thou inhabitant of the levelled hollow of a rock." With all his explanation I cannot see the good sense of this translation. Jerusalem itself, though partly on two hills, was also extended in the valley; and Zion, the city of David, was properly a rock, strongly fortified both by nature and art; and by its ancient possessors, the Jebusites, was deemed impregnable. Who shall come down against us? - Probably the... read more

John Calvin

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

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 21:13

Jehovah, standing, as it were, on the Mount of Olives, addresses the proud city beneath him. O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain ; rather, O inhabitress ; Jerusalem is personified as a virgin. The poetical description of the capital as a "valley" (the word, however, signifies a valley as wide as a plain) reminds us of "the valley [or rather, 'ravine'] of vision" ( Isaiah 22:1 , Isaiah 22:5 ); While "the rock of the plain" recalls "my mountain in the field" ( Jeremiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:13

God against Jerusalem. In the fact that God was against her, Jerusalem was to see that all resistance to the Chaldeans must fail. This terrible secret of hopeless ruin may be found in others besides the Jews. I. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR GOD TO BE AGAINST THOSE WHO WERE ONCE HIS MOST FAVORED PEOPLE . It is Jerusalem, of all cities, that finds God to be her opponent. Therefore they who have enjoyed the friendship of God in the past have no right to presume that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:13-14

God's answer to earthly presumption. The indifference and callousness of Judah and her king would appear to have reached a climax. Ignorance could not be alleged in excuse of it. It had become ingrained systematic unrighteousness; and had added this to itself, that it had rejected the warning counsels of God's prophet. How was it to be dealt with? I. IT COULD NOT BE LET ALONE . 1. The long-suffering mercy that had already been shown had been misunderstood . To... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 21:13

Inhabitant - is feminine, the population of Jerusalem being always personified as a woman, the daughter of Zion. Omit and. Jerusalem is at once a valley and a rock Jeremiah 17:3. The people are described as priding themselves on the impregnability of their city. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 21:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 21:13

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 21:13-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 21:13

Group of Brands