The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Je…

To be a reproach and a proverb. —The language of the verse is coloured by that of Deuteronomy 28:25;[Reference Deuteronom…

Here the Prophet borrows his words from Moses to secure authority for his prophecy. For the Jews were ashamed to reject Moses, as they believed tha…

And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of
the earth for [their] hurt<…

Good and bad figs represent the Jews in captivity, and those who remain in their own land.

The prophet saw two baskets of figs set before the…

1. Here, the separation of the wicked princes from the good is spoken of through a simile.

   1. First is the explanation of the …