To be removed - Rather, “to be a terror.”

Because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah - The name of the pious father intensifies t…

Manasseh the son of Hezekiah. —The horror of that long and evil reign still lingered in the minds of people, and the prophet saw i…

Jeremiah speaks now of exile. He had until now spoken of the sword and famine, and also mentioned other punishments: that their carcasses would be …

And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the
earth

Not only into Ba…

The Lord declares that even Moses and Samuel must have pleaded in vain. The posing of this as a hypothetical situation, even if they were to stand …

1. This section presents the final and decisive rejection of the prophet’s prayer for the people.

First, the rejection of the prayer …