Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 11:23

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 11:23

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 11:23

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"and there shall be no remnant unto them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation." — Jeremiah 11:23 (ASV)

No remnant - 128 men of Anathoth returned from exile (Ezra 2:23; Nehemiah 7:27). Jeremiah’s denunciation was limited to those who had sought his life. The year of their visitation would be the year of the siege of Jerusalem, when Anathoth, being in its immediate vicinity, would have its share of the horrors of war.