Jeremiah 26:2-5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 26:1-6

We have here the sermon that Jeremiah preached, which gave such offence that he was in danger of losing his life for it. It is here left upon record, as it were, by way of appeal to the judgment of impartial men in all ages, whether Jeremiah was worthy to die for delivering such a message as this from God, and whether his persecutors were not very wicked and unreasonable men. I. God directed him where to preach this sermon, and when, and to what auditory, Jer. 26:2. Let not any censure... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:2

Thus saith the Lord, stand in the court of the Lord's house ,.... It, the great court of Israel, where the people used to meet together for worship: and speak unto all the cities of Judah ; the inhabitants of them; not only to those that dwelt at Jerusalem but in the rest of the cities of Judah; for what he was to say concerned them all, they having all sinned, and needed repentance and reformation; without which they would be involved in the general calamity of the nation: which come... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:3

If so be they will hearken ,.... And obey; which is expressive not of ignorance and conjecture in God, but of his patience and long suffering, granting space and time for repentance, and the means of it; which disregarded, leave without excuse: and turn every man from his evil way ; his series and course of life, which was evil, and was the case of everyone; so that as their sin was general, the reformation ought to be so too: that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:4

And thou shalt say unto them ,.... What follows is the substance of the prophecy, and the sum of the sermon or discourse he was sent to deliver, without diminishing a word of it: thus saith the Lord, if ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you ; first by Moses, by whose hands it was given to their fathers; and by the prophets, the interpreters of it to them; before whom it was set as a way for them to walk in, and a rule to walk by; a directory for them in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:5

To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets ,.... The interpretations they give of the law; the doctrines they deliver; the exhortations, cautions, and reproofs given by them in the name of the Lord, whose servants they were; and therefore should be hearkened to; since hearkening to them is hearkening to the Lord himself, in whose name they speak, and whose message they deliver: whom I sent unto you, both rising up early and sending them ; they had their mission and commission... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:4

If ye will not hearken - This and several of the following verses are nearly the same with those in Jeremiah 7:13 , etc., where see the notes. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:2

Verse 2 He adds, Thus saith Jehovah, Stand in the court of the house (literally, but house means the Temple) of Jehovah It was not allowed the people to enter into the Temple; hence the Prophet was bidden to abide in the court where he might be heard by all. He was, as we have seen, of the priestly order; but it would have been but of little avail to address the Levites. (159) It was therefore necessary for him to go forth and to announce to the whole people the commands of God which are here... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:3

Verse 3 In this verse God briefly shows for what end he sent his Prophet. For it would not have been sufficient for him to announce what he taught, except it was known to have been the will of God. Here then God asserts that he would not be propitious to the people, except they complied with what he required, that is, to repent. Thus he testifies that what was taught would be useful to them, because it had reference to their safety; and a truth cannot be rendered more entitled to our love than... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:4

Verse 4 The Prophet now briefly includes what he had been teaching, what he had been commanded to declare to the people. No doubt he spoke to them more at large; but he deemed it enough to shew in a few words what had been committed to him. And the sum of it was, that except the Jews so hearkend as to walk in God’s Law, and were submissive to the prophets, final ruin was nigh the Temple and the city. This is the meaning: but it may be useful to consider every particular. By these words, Except... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:5

Verse 5 But what follows in the next verse ought to be especially observed; for these two things are necessarily connected, — that God required nothing but obedience to his Law, — and that his will was that his prophets should be heard, — To hearken, he says, to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I send to you, (it is in the second person.) Here there seems to be some inconsistency; for if God’s Law was sufficient, why were the prophets to be heard? But these two things well agree... read more

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