We - The form used here occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament, but is the regular form of the pronoun in the Talmud. It is one out of man…

The Lord be a true and faithful witness ... —The emphatic solemn oath implies that they are ready to accept the punishmen…

It therefore appears that the people understood why Jeremiah, before consulting God, assured them of his faithfulness and sincerity.

For the…

Whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil
Not morally good, or evil; for nothing but what is good, and not evil,…

To serve their immediate purpose, Jeremiah is sought out, and the captains ask for his assistance. In every difficult, doubtful case, we must look …

1. Here, the instruction for the gathered people begins, and it is divided into two parts. The first part addre es the general instruction o…