That nation will I punish. — Better translation: I will visit. The three forms of punishment go naturally togeth…

After having proclaimed His decree through Jeremiah, God now adds a threat, so that the Jews, as well as others, might willingly and with resigned …

And it shall come to pass, [that] the nation and kingdom which
will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar th…

Jeremiah is to prepare a sign that all the neighbouring countries would be made subject to the king of Babylon. God asserts his right to dispose of…

1. Here, after presenting a clear title, the prophet refutes the false comfort offered by the prophets. He does this first in a general way,…