Jer 5:12-13, 7:3-11, 28:15-17, 44:16-17, 27, Eze 13:16, 22, Eph 5:6 | TSK | STEP

The Lord.This was a bold speech, in the presence of those priests and people who were prejudiced in favour of the false prophets, who prophesied to them smooth things.

11; 14:14,15; 23:21; 27:15; 29:23,31,32; 1Ki 22:23; Eze 13:2,3,22

Eze 22:28; La 2:14; Zec 13:3

I will.

Ge 7:4; Ex 32:12; De 6:15; 1Ki 13:34; Am 9:8

this year.

3; 20:6; Nu 14:37; 16:28-35; 29:32; De 13:5-11

because.

Eze 13:11,12; Ac 13:8-11

rebellion. Heb. revolt.

29:32; De 13:5; *margins

Hananiah.

Isa 44:25,26; Zec 1:6

the seventh month.The prophecy was delivered in the fifth month, (ver. 1,) and Hananiah died in the seventh month; exactly two months after he had delivered his false prophecy, which he declared, in the name of God, would be fulfilled in two years. Here then the true prophet was demonstrated, and the false prophet detected. The death of Hananiah, thus predicted, was God's seal to the words of His prophet, and must have gained his other predictions great credit among the people; though it is evident that it did not induce them to forsake their sins and return to the God of Israel.

Jeremiah 44:16-17

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.