Jeremiah 27:19

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 27:12-22

What was said to all the nations is here with a particular tenderness applied to the nation of the Jews, for whom Jeremiah was sensibly concerned. The case at present stood thus: Judah and Jerusalem had often contested with the king of Babylon, and still were worsted; many both of their valuable persons and their valuable goods were carried to Babylon already, and some of the vessels of the Lord's house particularly. Now how this struggle would issue was the question. They had those among them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:19

For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars ,.... The pillars of brass that stood in the temple; the one called Boaz, and the other Jachin, 1 Kings 7:15 ; and concerning the sea ; the sea of molten brass, which stood upon twelve oxen, 1 Kings 7:23 ; and concerning the bases : the ten bases, which also were made of brass, 1 Kings 7:27 ; and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city ; in the king's palace, and in the houses of the noblemen,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 27:19

Concerning the pillars - Two brazen columns placed by Solomon in the pronaos or portico of the temple, eighteen cubits high, and twelve in circumference, 1 Kings 7:16-22 ; Jeremiah 52:11 . The sea - The brazen sea, ten cubits in diameter, and thirty in circumference. It contained water for different washings in the Divine worship, and was supported on twelve brazen oxen. Perhaps these are what are called the bases here. See the parallel places at 2 Kings 25:13 ; (note), etc.; ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 27:19

Verse 19 Jeremiah said, in the passage we considered yesterday, that it was more to be desired that God should keep what remained at Jerusalem, than that what had been taken away should be restored, for the time of punishment had not yet passed away; and thus he condemned the false teachers, because they had presumptuously and boldly promised a quick return as to the king as well as to those who had been led with him into exile, he now confirms the same thing, and says that what remained as yet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:1-22

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:1-22

Divine judgments not to be resisted. A conference of ambassadors from neighboring nations had been held at Zedekiah's court to consider plans of revolt against Nebuchadnezzar. The king himself and a patriotic party were bent upon resistance. This movement Jeremiah checked at its very outset by his symbolical warning. I. GOD IS RULER OF ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE EARTH . He made them, and controls their destinies. Of the earth he says, "I have given it unto whom it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:16-22

The warning to the priests and to the rest of the people. The last four verses of this section appear in a much shortened form in the Septuagint, and it must be admitted that the description is singularly lengthy. It is, therefore, quite conceivable that this is one of the cases in which the Hebrew text has been disfigured by willful interpolation. On the other hand, it is also possible that the description was filled out by an editor, e . g . by Baruch, conscientiously for the benefit... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:19

This and the two following verses are thus given in the Septuagint: "For thus saith the Lord … and the rest of the vessels which the king of Babylon took not, when he carried Jeconiah captive from Jerusalem; they shall come to Babylon, saith the Lord." This shortened form throws a light on the fact of the absence of "now shortly" in Jeremiah 27:16 (see note). The pillars , etc.; i.e. the two bronze pillars called Jachin and Boaz ( 1 Kings 7:21 ). The sea ; i.e. the molten "sea," or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 27:19-22

Jeremiah 27:19-22. Thus saith the Lord concerning the pillars, &c. These were all parts of the temple, or vessels used in it: see 1 Kings 7:0. And all the nobles, &c. Concerning the persons and things which the king of Babylon carried away, see 2 Kings 24:13-15. Yea, thus saith the Lord The prophet enlarges the divine threatening, and represents it as extending to all other vessels of value in the houses of the king, the nobles, or more wealthy citizens. They shall be carried to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:1-22

Submit to Babylon (27:1-22)Early in the reign of Zedekiah, representatives from various neighbouring countries came to Jerusalem, in the hope of forming an alliance with Zedekiah against Babylon. Jeremiah delivered God’s message to them, illustrating the message by putting an ox’s yoke on his neck. The meaning was that the people were to submit to the yoke, or rule, of Babylon. This was God’s will, and there was no use rebelling against it. Babylon would not be overthrown till God’s time for it... read more

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