Jeremiah 21

Jeremiah 21:1

Sent, after Nabuchodonosor had returned from Egypt. (The year of the world 3415.) This consultation should be placed after chap. xxxvii. (Calmet) — Phassur, specified above, and chap. xxxviii. 1., (Calmet) or a different person. (St. Jerome) (Piscator) — Sophonias, the second priest, (chap. xxxvii. 3., and lii. 24.) of the 24th class, (1 Paralipomenon xxiv. 18.) who was slain at Reblatha. (Calmet) — Jeremias threatens the great ones to chap. xxix. and is persecuted. He spoke this when Nabuchodonosor invaded the country. (Worthington)

Jeremiah 21:4

City. The people shall turn their arms against each other; or rather the Chaldeans shall use their weapons to destroy them. (Calmet)

Jeremiah 21:6

Pestilence. Septuagint, “death;” the sword, and various diseases. (Haydock)

Jeremiah 21:7

To them. This was verified, chap. lii., and 4 Kings xxiv.

Jeremiah 21:8

Death; the former if they submit, the latter if they fight, ver. 9. (Calmet) — God’s grace is ever ready, that sinners may be converted. (Worthington)

Jeremiah 21:9

Spoil. He shall be happy to escape naked, chap. xxxviii. 3. (Calmet)

Jeremiah 21:13

Valley. He speaks to Jerusalem, confiding in the strength of her situation, upon rocks, surrounded with a deep valley. (Challoner) — Literally, “valley, solid and in a plain.” (Haydock) — Isaias (xxii. 1.) styles it ironically, “the valley of vision.” (Calmet) — Jerusalem was situated on many rocks. (Josephus, Jewish Wars vi. 6.)

Jeremiah 21:14

Doings. Hebrew, “studies.” So “Your studious pursuits” occurs, ver. 12, in many Hebrew manuscripts, though the printed copy have, “their;” and “spoiled” for apprised. (Kennicott) — Forest, the temple, which is called Libanus, (Zacharias xi. 21.) and the houses built of cedar-wood, (4 Kings xxv. 9.; Calmet) particularly the royal palace of the forest, 3 Kings vii. (Haydock)

Jeremiah 21:17

CHAPTER XXI.