Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well; but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go.

Commentaries

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John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here Jeremiah elaborates on what he had briefly touched upon before. The Hebrews were accustomed, in a few words, to state the substance of the who…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which
[were] upon your hands
Or…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The captain of the guard seems to exult that he had been God's instrument to fulfill what Jeremiah had been God's messenger to foretell. Many can s…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Having spoken of the destruction of the city and the captivity of the people, he speaks of the well-being of the remnant.

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