Jeremiah 29:3 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-7

We are here told, I. That Jeremiah wrote to the captives in Babylon, in the name of the Lord. Jeconiah had surrendered himself a prisoner, with the queen his mother, the chamberlains of his household, called here the eunuchs, and many of the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, who were at that time the most active men; the carpenters and smiths likewise, being demanded, were yielded up, that those who remained might not have any proper hands to fortify their city or furnish themselves with weapons... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:3

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan ,.... Perhaps the brother of Ahikam, and of Jaazaniah, Jeremiah 26:24 ; and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah ; to distinguish him from Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, Jeremiah 36:10 ; whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ; as his ambassadors, on what account it is not certain; perhaps to pay the tribute money to him; or to treat with him about the restoration of some of the captives; or to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 29:3

Verse 3 This is the substance of the message, which the Prophet, no doubt, explained to them at large; but here he touches but briefly on what he wrote to the captives, even that they were patiently to endure their exile until the time of their deliverance, which was not to be such as many imagined, but such as God had fixed. Well known indeed at that time was Jeremiah’s prophecy, not only in Judea, but also to the captives, that their exile could not be completed in a shorter time than seventy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-7

The letter to the captives. Notice the mention of those who bore this letter. We may conclude they were not mere messengers having no interest in the message they conveyed, but those who themselves would have much to say over and above what was written. I. GOD 'S CONSIDERATION FOR HIS PEOPLE IN THEIR CAPTIVITY . He not only means to bring that captivity to an end in his own time, but while it lasts it is to be made as little like captivity as possible. It was not enough... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-14

Duties and consolations of God's captivity. I. THEIR DUTIES The imposition of definite lines of conduct and policy upon the exiled, was one proof that they were not cast off; the promise of deliverance was another. Although amongst the heathen, they were not to be as the heathen; neither were they to be wholly given over to despair. As children of God they were to exhibit the virtues of: 1. Industry . ( Jeremiah 29:5 .) Misanthropy and despair are the parents of idleness;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 29:3

Elasah - Probably brother of Ahikam Jeremiah 26:24, and therefore an acceptable person at the Chaldaean court. As Zedekiah had to go in person to Babylon in his fourth year Jeremiah 51:59, this embassy was probably sent two or three years earlier. Its date, however, was subsequent to the vision in Jeremiah 24:1-10. It is appended therefore to Jeremiah 28:0, not as later in point of time, but because of the similarity of subject. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 29:2-3

Jeremiah 29:2-3. After that Jeconiah and the queen, &c. By the queen is meant Jeconiah’s mother: see 2 Kings 24:12-15, where an account is given of this captivity. And the eunuchs Or court-officers, as Dr. Waterland renders it; and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem Men of authority and influence among the people. By the hand of Elasah, &c. Zedekiah having some occasion to send two messengers to Babylon, Jeremiah, knowing that as there were false prophets at Jerusalem who... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

Letters to the captives in Babylon (29:1-32)In 597 BC several thousand of Jerusalem’s most capable people were taken captive to Babylon. Among them were some false prophets who began to predict, as Hananiah had done, that Babylon was about to fall and that the Judean captives were about to return to Jerusalem. Jeremiah, on hearing of this, wrote a letter to the community of captives (29:1-3).The advice Jeremiah gives to the exiles is that they settle down to a more or less permanent way of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 29:3

Shaphan. See note on 2 Kings 22:3 . Zedekiah . . . sent. Compare Jeremiah 51:59 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 29:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 29:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 29:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 29:3

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