COMMENTARY:
: 2 Then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God has not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there (8267 “falsely” [sheqer] means lie, deception, misleading falseness, disappointment, fraud, wrong, … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 That the LORD your God may show us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. (5046 “show” [nagad] means report, declare, expound, announce, or make known)
DEVOTION: Directions are always necessary if we are going to travel. Today we have GPS in our cars to help … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 8 But ten men were among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. (2308 “forbare” [chadal] means to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, COME; and I will look well unto thee: BUT if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, FORBEAR: behold, all the land … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 So it was, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled and went out of the city by night, by way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls. And he went out by way of the plain. The New King James … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammeliech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. (2916 “mire” [tiyt] means … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. (8085 “hearken” [shama] means obey, publish, understand, diligently, or pay close attention to.)
DEVOTION: We have been warned throughout the Bible that the end … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. (5545 “forgive” [calach] means pardon, spare, release, or remove guilt.)
DEVOTION: This … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. (7394 “Rechabites” [Rekab] means horseman or descendants of Habaziniah.
DEVOTION: Here we have an example of a group of people … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982).
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