Jeremiah 27:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 27:1-11

Some difficulty occurs in the date of this prophecy. This word is said to come to Jeremiah in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim (Jer. 27:1), and yet the messengers, to whom he is to deliver the badges of servitude, are said (Jer. 27:3) to come to Zedekiah king of Judah, who reigned not till eleven years after the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign. Some make it an error of the copy, and think that it should be read (Jer. 27:1), In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, for which some... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 27:5

I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground ,.... The earth was made by him on the first day, and man and beast on the sixth day, of the creation; the earth is still supported in its being, and man and beast are continued on it in succession: this is mentioned to show his right and authority to dispose of the earth, and all in it, at his pleasure; which is founded on his creation and sustaining of it, and all creatures in it: which was, and is, as he says, by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 27:5

I have made the earth - I am the Creator and Governor of all things, and I dispose of the several kingdoms of the world as seemeth best to me. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 27:5

Verse 5 Then follow these words, I have made the earth, the man and the beast, which are on the face of the earth, by my great power, and by mine extended arm. (179) The spectacle would have been unmeaning and to no purpose, had Jeremiah only put the yoke on his neck, and added no instruction; for we know that all signs are as it were dead, except life is given them by the word. As then an image avails not much, so whatever signs may be set before our eyes, they would be frivolous and without... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:1-11

Jehovah's consideration towards some neighbors of Israel. I. GOD FORESEES THE NATURAL PROBABILITY OF A STRUGGLE . Nebuchadnezzar and his hosts are not to drop from the clouds on the land of Jehovah's people whom Jehovah has now doomed. These hosts come from a distant land, and have many intervening lands to pass through; and how can they pass through in any but a destroying, impoverishing fashion? If the King of Babylon is to reach Jerusalem, the lands here mentioned must... 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 27:5

The rights of the Creator. This address on the rights of the Creator is made to heathen men because God has rights over all men, and because they who cannot yet understand his higher character may be able to recognize his natural rights. I. THE FOUNDATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CREATOR . 1. They rest on the fact that all things that exist were created . It is a fundamental axiom of science that everything that has a beginning must have a cause. The universal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:5-6

Jehovah is the Creator and Proprietor of the earth and all that is therein. Therefore he can give any part of it to whomsoever he will. Therefore, Jeremiah being his trustworthy prophet, the kings are called upon to take notice that Jehovah has transferred their kingdoms to Nebuchadnezzar. Observe, in Jeremiah 27-29. the form employed is not "Nebuchadnezzar," but "Nebuchadnezzar" (so also Jeremiah 34:1 ; Jeremiah 39:5 ). (See on Jeremiah 21:7 .) 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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