The young men—that is, those of the legal age for military service.

The young men. —As the context shows, these are the men of military age who would die fighting, while their children should perish…

The Prophet here expressly denounces vengeance upon his own people, for we have seen at the beginning of this book that he belonged to the town of …

Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, behold, I will punish
them
. Or, visit "them" …

The prophet Jeremiah tells us much about himself; the times he lived in were very troublesome. Those of his own city plotted how they might cause h…

Here, the author shows how they transgre ed by sinning against the prophet himself. What is said literally suits Jeremiah, who came to be hated by …