The prophecy contained in Jeremiah 11–12 seems to belong to an early period of Jeremiah’s life. The covenant (Jeremiah 11:2) was that r…

The word that came to Jeremiah. —The words indicate that we are entering on a distinct message or discourse, which probab…

Here the Prophet teaches us that the Jews, though they continued to profess God’s holy name, were yet completely unfaithful and had departed entire…

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying .
] Here seems to begin a new prophecy; but when it was, and un…

God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures while they persist in willful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised fre…

Here, he shows the dignity of the people from the fact that, having entered into a covenant with God, they were bound together.

First, he sp…