Jer 23:8-17, 44:14-17, Tit 3:1 | TSK

So.It is evident from ver. 28, that some Jews were to escape the general destruction in Egypt, and to return into their own country, though but a few; and the same thing is implied in the latter clause of this verse. But the former part excludes from the number of those who should escape every individual of those who are properly termed "the remnant of Judah;" those who had willingly and rebelliously "set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there," on a presumption that they knew better than God how to consult their own restoration. The few, then, who were destined to escape, were to be such as had come into the land of Egypt with Johanan by compulsion, or had previously fled thither, or in some other less offensive manner, and chanced to be there when the storm burst upon them.

which are.

Isa 30:1-3

shall escape.

27; 42:17; Mt 23:33; Ro 2:3; Heb 2:3

which they.

22:26,27; 42:22

have a desire. Heb. lift up there soul. for none.

28; Isa 4:2; 10:20; Ro 9:27; 11:5,6

all the.

5:1-5; Ge 19:4; Ne 13:26; Pr 11:21; Isa 1:5; Mt 7:13; 2Pe 2:1,2

we.

16:15-17; 8:6,12; 18:18; 38:4; Ex 5:2; Job 15:25-27; 21:14,15

Ps 2:3; 73:8,9; Isa 3:9; Da 3:15; Lu 19:14,27

whatsoever.

25; Nu 30:2,12; De 23:23; Jud 11:36; Ps 12:4; Mr 6:26

queen of heaven. or, frame of heaven.As the Sun was worshipped, not only under the name of {baal shamayim,} "Lord of heaven," but also by that of {Molech,} or King; it is likely also that the Moon was adored as {melecheth hashshamayim,} "the Queen of heaven." So the Orphic hymn addressed to the Moon begins [Klythi thea BASILEIA,] Hear, goddess Queen. And Homer, in his Hymn to the Moon, addresses her, [Chaire, anassa, thea] All hail, Queen, goddess. In Epiphanius, we find some women of Arabia, towards the end of the fourth century, had set up another queen of heaven, the Virgin Mary, too well known since under that name and character, whom they likewise worshipped as a goddess, by holding stated assemblies every year to her honour, and by offering a cake of bread in her name; whence these heretics were called Collyridians, from the Greek [kollyris,] a cake.

7:18; 2Ki 17:16

as we.

19:13; 32:29-32; 2Ki 22:17; Ne 9:34; Da 9:6-8

our fathers.

Ne 9:34; Ps 106:6; Eze 20:8; Da 9:5,6,8; 1Pe 1:18

in the cities.

9,21

then.

Ex 16:3; Isa 48:5; Ho 2:5-9; Php 3:19

victuals. Heb. bread.