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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 20:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 20:17 |
Strong Concordance |
Because he slew [04191] me not from the womb [07358]; or that my mother [0517] might have been my grave [06913], and her womb [07358] to be always [05769] great [02030] with me. |
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King James |
Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
he--"that man" (Jer 20:15-16).
from the womb--that is, at that time while I was still in the womb.
Written probably when, after having repulsed the Egyptians who brought succors to the Jews (Jer 37:5-8; Kg2 24:7), the Chaldees were a second time advancing against Jerusalem, but were not yet closely besieging it (Jer 21:4, Jer 21:13) [ROSENMULLER]. This chapter probably ought to be placed between the thirty-seventh and thirty-eight chapters; since what the "princes," in Jer 38:2, represent Jeremiah as having said, is exactly what we find in Jer 21:9. Moreover, the same persons as here (Jer 21:1) are mentioned in Jer 37:3; Jer 38:1, namely, Pashur and Zephaniah. What is here more fully related is there simply referred to in the historical narrative. Compare Jer 52:24; Kg2 25:18 [MAURER]. |
18 And the captain [07227] of the guard [02876] took [03947] Seraiah [08304] the chief [07218] priest [03548], and Zephaniah [06846] the second [04932] priest [03548], and the three [07969] keepers [08104] of the door [05592]:
24 And the captain [07227] of the guard [02876] took [03947] Seraiah [08304] the chief [07218] priest [03548], and Zephaniah [06846] the second [04932] priest [03548], and the three [07969] keepers [08104] of the door [05592]:
1 Then Shephatiah [08203] the son [01121] of Mattan [04977], and Gedaliah [01436] the son [01121] of Pashur [06583], and Jucal [03116] the son [01121] of Shelemiah [08018], and Pashur [06583] the son [01121] of Malchiah [04441], heard [08085] the words [01697] that Jeremiah [03414] had spoken [01696] unto all the people [05971], saying [0559],
3 And Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] sent [07971] Jehucal [03081] the son [01121] of Shelemiah [08018] and Zephaniah [06846] the son [01121] of Maaseiah [04641] the priest [03548] to the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559], Pray [06419] now unto the LORD [03068] our God [0430] for us.
1 The word [01697] which came unto Jeremiah [03414] from the LORD [03068], when king [04428] Zedekiah [06667] sent [07971] unto him Pashur [06583] the son [01121] of Melchiah [04441], and Zephaniah [06846] the son [01121] of Maaseiah [04641] the priest [03548], saying [0559],
9 He that abideth [03427] in this city [05892] shall die [04191] by the sword [02719], and by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698]: but he that goeth out [03318], and falleth [05307] to the Chaldeans [03778] that besiege [06696] you, he shall live [02421] [02421], and his life [05315] shall be unto him for a prey [07998].
2 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], He that remaineth [03427] in this city [05892] shall die [04191] by the sword [02719], by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698]: but he that goeth forth [03318] to the Chaldeans [03778] shall live [02421]; for he shall have his life [05315] for a prey [07998], and shall live [02421] [02425].
13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant [03427] of the valley [06010], and rock [06697] of the plain [04334], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]; which say [0559], Who shall come down [05181] against us? or who shall enter [0935] into our habitations [04585]?
4 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will turn back [05437] the weapons [03627] of war [04421] that are in your hands [03027], wherewith ye fight [03898] against the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and against the Chaldeans [03778], which besiege [06696] you without [02351] the walls [02346], and I will assemble [0622] them into the midst [08432] of this city [05892].
7 And the king [04428] of Egypt [04714] came [03318] not again [03254] any more out of his land [0776]: for the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] had taken [03947] from the river [05158] of Egypt [04714] unto the river [05104] Euphrates [06578] all that pertained to the king [04428] of Egypt [04714].
5 Then Pharaoh's [06547] army [02428] was come forth [03318] out of Egypt [04714]: and when the Chaldeans [03778] that besieged [06696] Jerusalem [03389] heard [08085] tidings [08088] of them, they departed [05927] from Jerusalem [03389].
6 Then came the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] unto the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
7 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Thus shall ye say [0559] to the king [04428] of Judah [03063], that sent [07971] you unto me to enquire [01875] of me; Behold, Pharaoh's [06547] army [02428], which is come forth [03318] to help [05833] you, shall return [07725] to Egypt [04714] into their own land [0776].
8 And the Chaldeans [03778] shall come again [07725], and fight [03898] against this city [05892], and take [03920] it, and burn [08313] it with fire [0784].
15 Cursed [0779] be the man [0376] who brought tidings [01319] to my father [01], saying [0559], A man [02145] child [01121] is born [03205] unto thee; making him very [08055] glad [08055].
16 And let that man [0376] be as the cities [05892] which the LORD [03068] overthrew [02015], and repented [05162] not: and let him hear [08085] the cry [02201] in the morning [01242], and the shouting [08643] at noontide [06256] [06672];