Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts ,.... Of armies above and below; and so can do what he pleases in heaven and in earth: because ye have not heard my words ; by the prophets, so as to obey them; they had heard them externally, but did not observe to do them. read more
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north , saith the Lord ,.... The Targum is, the kingdoms of the north, the same with those in Jeremiah 1:15 ; even all those kingdoms which were subject to the king of Babylon, and lay north of Judea: and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon my servant : though a great king, he was a servant of the Lord of hosts; his servant, both as a creature of his make, and as a king that ruled under him; and as he was an instrument in his hand... read more
Moreover, I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness ,.... At their festivals, and nuptial solemnities: the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride ; expressing their mutual love unto, and delight in, each other; so agreeable to one another and their friends: or it may mean those epithalamies, or nuptial songs, sung unto them by their friends: the sound of the millstones ; either the voice of those that sing at the mill while grinding; or rather... read more
And this whole land shall be a desolation ,.... Not only the city of Jerusalem, but all Judea, without inhabitants, or very few, and shall be uncultivated, and become barren and unfruitful: and an astonishment ; to all other nations, and to all persons that pass through, beholding the desolations of it: and other nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years ; both the Jews, and other nations of Egypt, reckoning from the date of this prophecy, the fourth year of Jehoiakim's... read more
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished ,.... Which were accomplished in the first year of Cyrus: they began with the first year of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned two years and two months with his father Nabopolassar; after that forty three years by himself; Evilmerodach two years: Neriglissar four years; Belshazzar or Nabonadius seventeen years; and Darius the Median two years; which all make sixty nine years and two months; and if ten months more be added to complete... read more
And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it ,.... By his prophets, and particularly by Jeremiah, as follows; for not one word that is spoken by the Lord, either in a way of promise or threatening, shall fail; his truth, power, and faithfulness, are engaged to accomplish all: even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations ; the Egyptians, Philistines, Moabites, Edomites, Arabians, Persians, and also the... read more
For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also ,.... Take their cities, seize upon the kingdoms, spoil them of their wealth and riches, and bring them into servitude to them: these "many nations", which should and did do all this, were the Medes and Persians, and those that were subject to them, or were their allies and auxiliaries in this expedition; and the "great kings" were Cyrus and Darius, and those that were confederate with them: and I will recompense them... read more
Behold, I will send - At this time Nebuchadrezzar had not invaded the land, according to this Version; but the Hebrew may be translated, "Behold I am sending, and have taken all the families;" that is, all the allies of the king of Babylon. Instead of ואל reel , "and To Nebuchadrezzar," as in the common Hebrew Bible, seven MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's, and one of my own, have ואת veeth , "And Nebuchadrezzar," which is undoubtedly the true reading. read more
I will take from them - See Jeremiah 7:34 , and Jeremiah 16:9 . The sound of the mill-stones, and the light of the candle - These two are conjoined, because they generally ground the corn before day, by the light of the candle. Sir J. Chardin has remarked, that every where in the morning may be heard the noise of the mills; for they generally grind every day just as much as is necessary for the day's consumption. Where then the noise of the grill is not heard, nor the light of the... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 25:8-14
Here is the sentence grounded upon the foregoing charge: ?Because you have not heard my words, I must take another course with you,? Jer. 25:8. Note, When men will not regard the judgments of God's mouth they may expect to feel the judgments of his hands, to hear the rod, since they would not hear the word; for the sinner must either be parted from his sin or perish in it. Wrath comes without remedy against those only that sin without repentance. It is not so much men's turning aside that... read more