Jeremiah 22:29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 22:20-30

This prophecy seems to have been calculated for the ungracious inglorious reign of Jeconiah, or Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, who succeeded him in the government, reigned but three months, and was then carried captive to Babylon, where he lived many years, Jer. 52:31. We have, in these verses, a prophecy, I. Of the desolations of the kingdom, which were now hastening on apace, Jer. 22:20-23. Jerusalem and Judah are here spoken to, or the Jewish state as a single person, and we have it here... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:29

O earth, earth, earth ,.... Not Coniah himself, an earthly man; but either the inhabitants of the whole earth, or of the land of Israel; or rather the earth, on which men dwell, is here called upon as a witness to what is after said; to rebuke the stupidity of the people, and to quicken their attention to somewhat very remarkable and worthy of notice, and therefore the word is repeated three times. Some think reference is had to the land from which, and that to which, the Jews removed, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 22:29

O earth - These are the words of the prophet in reply: O land! unhappy land! desolated land! Hear the judgment of the Lord! read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 22:29

Verse 29 The Prophet more fully confirms what I have lately referred to; and the repetition was not superfluous in exclaiming “earth” three times, for as the hardness of iron is overcome by the repeated strokes of the hammer, so the Prophet repeated the word “earth,” that he might subdue that perverseness in which the Jews had so hardened themselves that no threats of God moved them. He did not adopt this vehemence, as rhetoricians do who aim to appear eloquent; but it was necessity that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 22:1-30

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 22:29

O earth, earth, earth . The repetition is for solemnity's sake (comp. Jeremiah 7:4 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 22:29

The impassioned cry of God to man. This cry, "O earth, earth, earth ," etc; sounds out like the alarm of fire, or some bitter cry of distress. It startles by its earnestness, arrests and demands attention, and compels us to inquire into its cause. Note, therefore— I. THE OCCASION OF IT . This will show us what word of the Lord's is meant. It was wrung out from the prophet's heart by the sight of the calamities now so swiftly coming upon his beloved land. To think of that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 22:29

Earth - On the repetition compare Jeremiah 7:4 note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 22:29-30

Jeremiah 22:29-30. O earth, &c. The word earth, or land rather, as ארצ may be properly rendered, is repeated three times by way of emphasis, to engage the deeper attention. The prophet speaks to the land of Judea, which he commands to write down the following prediction, that it might be remembered by them, and the truth of it be thereby made manifest. Write ye this man childless Hebrew, ערירי , solitary, deprived, destitute. The LXX. render it εκκηρυκτον αυθρωτον , an ejected,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:24-30

Concerning Jehoiachin (22:24-30)On Jehoiakim’s death, his eighteen year old son Jehoiachin (also known Jeconiah, or Coniah) was made king. He was doomed to a short reign of only three months followed by a long captivity in Babylon. Other members of the royal family would also go into captivity, along with many of the leading citizens of Jerusalem (24-27; cf. 2 Kings 24:8-15). Jehoiachin died in a foreign country, and no son of his became king after him (28-30; but see also 2 Kings 25:27-30). read more

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