Book of Jeremiah - commentary - interpretation - meaning
The Book of Jeremiah contains the prophecies of the prophet Jeremiah. The book describes the difficult times before and during the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. Jeremiah calls the people of Israel to repentance and a return to God, warning of the impending destruction due to sin and unfaithfulness. His prophecies are filled with sorrow but also with hope.
Jeremiah, chapter 50.1-13
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(1) The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. (2) Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. (3) For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 50.1-13, Prophecy about Babylon
Jeremiah chapter 45
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King James Version "The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest."
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 45, Baruch's suffering and God's response
Jeremiah, chapter 41
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Chapter 41 from the Book of Jeremiah could be inserted into a bloody adventure book.
(1) Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. (2) Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. (3) Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 41, Ishmael and the murder of Gedaliah
Jeremiah chapter 38.14-28
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(14) Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. (15) Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? (16) So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 38.14-28, King Zedekiah's stubbornness
Jeremiah, chapter 26
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This chapter shows the despicable nature of human beings. People usually think of themselves as good, and when someone says something so sincere as to be hurtful in their direction, we can often see such a person explode with anger. We often have such a high opinion of ourselves that words of truth spoken in our direction do not reach us at all. This was also the case with the Judeans when Jeremiah preached doom to them. Instead of coming to their senses, they preferred to kill the prophet.
(1) In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, (2) Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: (3) If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 26, Jeremiah threatened with death
Jeremiah, chapter 20
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Chapter 20 can be divided into two parts:
Jeremiah's imprisonment
(1) Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. (2) Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. (3) And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib. (4) For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 20, The imprisonment and breakdown of the prophet Jeremiah
Jeremiah, chapter 17:19-27
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The Sabbath must be observed
(19) Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; (20) And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: (21) Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; (22) Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. (23) But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 17.19-27, The Sabbath Must Be Kept
Jeremiah, chapter 13.1-14
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Jeremiah's linen belt
(1) Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. (2) So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins. (3) And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, (4) Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. (5) So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me. (6) And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Jeremiah, chapter 10
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This chapter can be divided into two parts. Part one (1-15) deals with prayer to idols. Part two (16-25) deals with the dramatic spiritual conditions in Judah.
(1) Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: (2) Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
God calls on people to come to their senses, they are to stop accepting the beliefs of other nations, faith is to be pure and not defiled. Combining religions into one common one leads to departure from the true faith, God has warned against this many times.
Read more: Jeremiah, chapter 10, Prayer to statues, sculptures and images
Jeremiah, chapter 4
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(1) If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. (2) And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. (3) For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. (4) Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah, chapter 2.36-37
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Jeremiah 2.36-37 "Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them."
The Book of Jeremiah is a great book of prophecies, and in it, among other things, prophecies about the fall of Israel, Egypt or Babylon. The above text may not exactly be a prophecy from the full event, but certainly the words were fulfilled 100 percent.
Explanation for those who have not read the Scriptures:
