Chapter 23:
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Jeremiah 23
Woe against wicked pastors, the scattered flock shall be
gathered, Christ shall rule and save them, ver. 1-8. Against false
prophets, ver. 9-32. And mockers of the true, ver. 33-40.
Verse 2. That feed - They are said to have fed this people, because it was
their duty so to do.
Verse 5. Behold - Even the Jewish doctors, as well as the Christian
interpreters, understand this as a prophecy of the Messiah who is
called the branch, Isaiah iv, 2; liii, 2. And here, he is called the
righteous branch, not only because himself was righteous, but
because he maketh his people righteous. Shall execute -
Protecting the innocent, and defending his people throughout the
world, judging the prince of the world, and by his spirit governing
his people.
Verse 6. Judah - During the reign and kingdom of the Messiah the
people of God typified by Judah and Israel shall be saved with a
spiritual salvation, and God will be a special protection to them.
And this - The name wherewith this branch shall be called, shall
be, The Lord our righteousness. This place is an eminent proof of
the Godhead of Christ, he is here called Jehovah, and what is
proper to God alone, namely to justify, is here applied to Christ.
He who knew no sin, was made sin, (that is, a sacrifice for sin) for
us, that we might be made, the righteousness of God in him.
Verse 8. They shall dwell - Possibly part of this prophecy remains yet to
be accomplished for the Jews are not yet come to dwell in their
own land.
Verse 9. Like a man - And he was even astonished and stupefied, and
like a drunken man, at the apprehensions of the wrath of the Lord
ready to be revealed against them, and considering also what
words the holy God had put into his mouth, to speak against them.
Verse 10. Adulterers - Under this term all species of uncleanness are
comprehended. Swearing - By false-swearing, or by idle and
profane swearing. The pleasant places - The wrath of God was
extended to all places whether more or less inhabited. Their
courses - The prophets did not only err in single acts, but the
whole course of their actions was evil, and particularly their
power, rule and government, was not right.
Verse 13. They prophesied - Pretending they had their instructions from
Baal, and so caused the ten tribes to err, which then were called
Israel in contradistinction to Judah.
Verse 16. Hearken not - People are under no religious obligation to hear
any thing but the revealed will of God, and are not to obey those
that call to them for what that doth not call to them.
Verse 18. For who - Which of those prophets, that prophesy such terrible
things against this city is a privy-counsellor to God? The words
seem to be the words of the false prophets.
Verse 20. The anger - The prophet speaks of the judgment as of a
messenger, which should not return till it had done its errand, and
executed what God had resolved it should effect. Ye shall
consider - And though you will not now believe it, yet hereafter
when it shall be too late, you shall consider it perfectly.
Verse 28. What is the wheat - There is as much difference between my
will and their dreams, as there is betwixt the chaff and the wheat.
Verse 30. That steal - That conspire together what to say to deceive the
people, and so steal what they say one from another.
Verse 31. He - That is, the Lord saith.
Verse 33. What is - The false prophets, and corrupt priests, would
ordinarily mock the true prophets; and ask them what was the
burden of the Lord.
Verse 34. That shall say - That is, that shall in derision say thus,
mocking at my threatenings. And his house - I will not only
punish him, but his whole family.
Verse 35. Thus shall ye say - I will have you speak more reverently of
me and my prophets.
Verse 36. Mention no more - Not in scorn and derision. For - These false
and irreverent speeches which are in every man's mouth, shall be
burdensome to them, shall bring down vengeance upon them.
Perverted - Because you have derided, the words of God, the
living God.
Verse 37. Thus shalt thou say - To my true prophet. You shall speak to
them reverently.
Verse 38. Because - Because you go on in your scoffing.
Chapter 23:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 isaiah lamentations
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