Proclaim ... - Probably Jeremiah accompanied Josiah in his progress (2 Kings 23:15–20), and everywhere read to the people the wo…

In the cities of Judah ... —It is, at least, probable that the words are to be taken literally, and that the prophet went from cit…

Here the Prophet explains more clearly why he had been commanded to proclaim the words of the covenant: for the greater part of the people were no …

Then the Lord said to me Again; for this is a repetition of the above order: proclaim all these words in the …

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.