Jeremiah 17:24-27 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

These verses are a sermon concerning sabbath-sanctification. It is a word which the prophet received from the Lord, and was ordered to deliver in the most solemn and public manner to the people; for they were sent not only to reprove sin, and to press obedience, in general, but they must descend to particulars. This message concerning the sabbath was probably sent in the days of Josiah, for the furtherance of that work of reformation which he set on foot; for the promises here (Jer. 17:25, 26)... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:24

And it shall come to pass ,.... Or, "yet it shall come to pass" F6 והיה "tamen erit", Gataker; "erit autem", Cocceius. ; so it shall be, notwithstanding all former disobedience and rebellion: if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord ; or, "in hearing hear" F7 שמע תשמעון "audiendo audiveritis", Pagninus, Montanus, Schmidt. ; hearken attentively, and readily obey the command given, before mentioned, so as to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:25

Then shall there enter into the gates of this city ,.... In a very public and splendid manner: kings and princes, sitting upon the throne of David ; that is, kings, with the princes of the blood, or with their nobles, who shall be of the house and line of David; and in a continual succession shall sit upon his throne, and possess the kingdom of the house of Judah, and rule over them in great glory, peace, and prosperity: riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:26

And they shall come from the cities of Judah ,.... That is, men shall come from all parts of the land of Judea to the city of Jerusalem, and to the temple; especially at the times of their solemn feasts, three times a year, as the law directed: and from the places about Jerusalem ; and from all the towns and villages adjacent to it, such as Bethany and Bethphage, and many others: and from the land of Benjamin ; which tribe continued with the tribe of Judah when the rest revolted, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:27

But if ye will not hearken unto me ,.... With respect to this particular point, more especially: to hallow the sabbath day ; to keep it holy to the Lord in a religious way, in the exercise of the duties of religion, both public and private: and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day ; or, "and go through"; or, so as "to go through" F12 ובא בש "et intretis per portas", Cocceius, Schmidt. &c; and may intend either one and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:24

If ye diligently hearken unto me - So we find that though their destruction was positively threatened, yet still there was an unexpressed proviso that, if they did return to the Lord, the calamities should be averted, and a succession of princes would have been continued on the throne of David, Jeremiah 17:25 , Jeremiah 17:26 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:27

But if ye will not hearken - Then their sin lay at their own door. How fully were they warned; and how basely did they reject the counsel of God against themselves! read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:24

Verse 24 Jeremiah introduced, as I have said, a condemnation as to the fathers, that he might make the Jews of his age ashamed of themselves, lest they shouhl imitate the example of those whom they saw to have been disobedient to God. He yet shews, that God would be reconciled to them, provided they from the heart repented; as though he had said, — “Your fathers indeed provoked, for many years, and even for ages, the vengeance of God; but as he is ever inclined to mercy, he is ready to forgive... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:25

Verse 25 But it may be here asked, Was the rest on the seventh day of such a moment, that God should on that account promise to them the perpetuity of the kingdom? The answer has been already given, that is, that the end, which was spiritual, was connected with the outward rite; for God commanded the people to keep holy this day, that they might have a manifest symbol:, as it has been said, of their own sanctification. When therefore the Prophet thus speaks, If ye carry no burden through the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:26

Verse 26 Here he mentions the second part of the blessing; for the whole people would be preserved safe in the possession of their kingdom and priesthood, as in both the favor of God appeared; for both the king and the priest were types of Christ. For as by the priesthood they knew that God was propitious to them, they being reconciled to him by sacrifices, and as by the kingdom they knew that God was the protector and guardian of their safety, so these two things constituted a real and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:26

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