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A Ready Answer for Exiles
Multiple commentators note that this verse is uniquely written in Aramaic, the language of the Babylonian captors. They suggest Jeremiah provided this sentence as a ready-made, defiant answer for the Jewish exiles to use when pressured to worship foreign gods. It was a tool for confessing their faith in the very language of their oppressors.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 10:11
18th Century
Theologian
This verse is (in the original) in Aramaic. It was probably a proverbial saying, which Jeremiah inserts in its popular form.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 10:11
19th Century
Bishop
Thus you shall say to them. —The verse presents an almost unique phenomenon. It is not, like the rest of the book, in Heb…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 10:10–13
19th Century
Preacher
To what a height of sacred imagery does Jeremiah mount! He seems to shake off his usual melancholy spirit when he comes to sing the praises of the …
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 10:11
16th Century
Theologian
Now, the reason why he bids the Israelites to speak in the Chaldean language is because they had been led into exile and were mingled with the Assy…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 10:11
17th Century
Pastor
Thus shall you say to them
The godly Jews to the idolatrous Chaldeans; and therefore this verse alone is written in …
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 10:1–16
17th Century
Minister
The prophet shows the glory of Israel's God, and exposes the foolishness of idolaters. Charms and other attempts to obtain supernatural help, or to…