The princes of Judah - The priests could scourge a man and so forth, but could not then try him for his life, as the Sanhedrin subsequently …

When the princes of Judah heard these things ... —The princes do not appear to have been present when the words were spok…

We have said that the princes were roused by a popular clamor; nor is there any doubt that the king had sent them to quell the commotion. It must b…

When the princes of Judah heard these things

The tumult there was in the temple; these were the princes of the blo…

The priests and prophets charged Jeremiah as deserving death, and bore false witness against him. The elders of Israel came to inquire into this ma…

1. Here, the liberation is discu ed, and concerning this, there are two points.

First, the judgment of the princes for the liberation …