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Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? and if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.
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Prudence, Not Cowardice
Commentators explain that Jeremiah's hesitation was not cowardice but prudence. Having repeatedly warned the king to no effect, Jeremiah understood the danger to his own life and the futility of sharing God's word with someone who would only scorn it. As John Calvin notes, he was wisely avoiding casting "pearls before swine."
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will you not listen...! - Rather, You will not listen.
19th Century
Anglican
Will you not surely put me to death? —The prophet obviously speaks as if he believed the king to have sanctioned the severe measur…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet seems here to have acted not very discreetly. For when he should have, of his own accord, announced the city's destruction to the king,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah Here follows the prophet's answer, in which he tacitly desires to be excused saying anything up…
Jeremiah was not eager to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life and add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, Jeremiah is freed from the fear of death, his safety having been granted to him by the king.
The agreement for his…
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