In the two preceding prophecies, Jeremiah stated the general principle on which depend the rise and downfall of kings and nations. He now adds, for…

Weep you not for the dead. With this verse begins the detailed review of the three previous reigns, the prophecies being …

They explain this verse concerning Jehoiakim and Jeconiah, but I consider it rather a general declaration. For the Prophet wished briefly to show h…

Weep you not for the dead, neither bemoan him
Not Jehoiakim, as Jarchi and Kimchi; but King Josiah, slain by Pharaoh…

Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world…

1. Here, he makes a threat against the kings, according to which they are to be punished in their own person. Concerning this, he makes thre…