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Jeremiah 25:12-29
The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 25:12-29
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The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 25:1-38Jeremiah 25:1-38 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION This chapter may be illustrated by a comparison of it with Jeremiah 46:1-28. There Jeremiah exults ever the destruction of a nation (Egypt) which was one of the chief enemies of God's people, and on hearing o…Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:8-14Jeremiah 25:8-14 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and encourage faith and prayer. The ruin of Babylon is foretold: the rod wil…Desolation Predicted. (b. c. 607.)Jeremiah 25:8-14 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDESOLATION PREDICTED. (B. C. 607.) Here is the sentence grounded upon the foregoing charge: "Because you have not heard my words, I must take another course with you," Jeremiah 25:8. Note, When men will not regard the j…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 25:12Jeremiah 25:12 · The Pulpit CommentaryPerpetual desolations. Thus, too, we read in Isaiah 13:20, that Babylon "shall never be inhabited." There is a dispute between Dr. Keith and Dr. Kay on the one side, and rationalistic commentators (e.g. Kuenen) on the o…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 25:1-38EXPOSITION This chapter may be illustrated by a comparison of it with Jeremiah 46:1-28. There Jeremiah exults ever the destruction of a nation (Egypt) which was one of the chief enemies of God's people, and on hearing o…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:8-14The fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and encourage faith and prayer. The ruin of Babylon is foretold: the rod wil…Matthew HenrycommentaryDesolation Predicted. (b. c. 607.)DESOLATION PREDICTED. (B. C. 607.) Here is the sentence grounded upon the foregoing charge: "Because you have not heard my words, I must take another course with you," Jeremiah 25:8. Note, When men will not regard the j…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 25:12Perpetual desolations. Thus, too, we read in Isaiah 13:20, that Babylon "shall never be inhabited." There is a dispute between Dr. Keith and Dr. Kay on the one side, and rationalistic commentators (e.g. Kuenen) on the o…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 25:13And I will bring, etc. Clearly this verse cannot have formed part of the original prophecy, but must have been added whenever the collection of prophecies against foreign nations finally assumed its present form (see in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 25:14For many nations ??shall serve themselves of them else; i.e. put forced labor upon them also. The same phrase is used of the conduct of the Egyptians to the Israelites (Exodus 1:14). Of them also; and "also" suggests th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:15-29The evil and the good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that part of the world, of which Nebuchadnezzar, who had just began to re…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Cup of Wrath; General Desolation. (b. c. 607.)THE CUP OF WRATH; GENERAL DESOLATION. (B. C. 607.) Under the similitude of a cup going round, which all the company must drink of, is here represented the universal desolation that was now coming upon that part of the w…Matthew Henry