BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. 29:10 "When seventy years have been completed for Babylon" This same round number is mentioned in Jer. The captivity would last70 years (cf. 29 Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet. "E.W. Jeremiah 29:10 "For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place." "These words indicate that `the seventy years' are primarily the length of the Babylonian empire, and only in a secondary sense, the length of the Jewish exile. God calls, the prophet objects, God assures (often through a specific action–here, the touching of Jeremiah’s mouth) and then commissions. ", George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. The return of the exiles is found beginning in Ezra 1 (see notes). For thus saith the Lord - It has been supposed that a very serious transposition of verses has taken place here; and it has been proposed to read after Jeremiah 29:9; the sixteenth to the nineteenth inclusive; then the tenth, and on to the fourteenth inclusive; then the twentieth, the fifteenth, the twenty-first, and the rest regularly to the end. Whatever, saith the prophet, these dreamers tell you, you must abide seventy years in Babylon, accounted from your first going thither; it is therefore your wisdom to acquiesce in the will of God, and to compose yourselves; and, to encourage you, the Lord by me assureth you, that after those seventy years shall be expired, as he hath now visited you with evil, so he will visit you for good, and fulfill the promise he hath made to you, and you shall return again to Jerusalem. Jeremiah 29:12. Jeremiah’s words here astonish, and yet they fulfill what he has proclaimed. 1870. Jeremiah 29:10-14. Jeremiah 29:11 promised that the nation of Israel would be restored, but very few of the exiles lived to see the fulfillment of that prophecy 70 years later. "[11] The actual duration of the Babylonian domination was from, "The fall of Nineveh in 612 B.C. And that’s important for us to know because it gives us the context in which this verse was written. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. Some see the time span. Jeremiah raised the specter of the Shiloh Temple in 7:12, 14 and 26:6, 9 for those who somehow feel God’s temple will protect them from foreign invasion. After seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you - (note, Jeremiah 25:11-12; Daniel 9:2). "Commentary on Jeremiah 29:10". They said: 2 “Inquire now of the Lord for us because Nebuchadnezzar [] king of Babylon is attacking us. BibliographyGill, John. Likewise, the future and hope we have in Christ are not a guarantee that things will go well in this life. We yearn to feel “home,” a place full of love, security, comfort. Church can feel like home. Jeremiah 29:11 You all know that I love history, and I love bringing up historical events in my messages. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. 5-8; also note v. 28). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/jeremiah-29.html. BibliographyConstable, Thomas. Jeremiah 25:11-12). (Haydock). Analysis Jeremiah sends this letter to exiles in Babylon sometime following the deportation from Jerusalem in 597 B.C.E. "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". Watch our overview video on the book of Jeremiah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will gather you from all the nations, and I will return again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I cause you to be carried away captive.". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. 21:1, 37:3), and therefore protected him. "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 1, 11. 2 This was after King Jehoiachin, # 29:2 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant spelling of Jehoiachin. Jeremiah 29:11. Dating from the 4th of Joakim to the 1st of Cyrus, the year of the world 3468. Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders who were carried away captive—to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. "Commentary on Jeremiah 29:10". God promises, "I'm going to bring you home. The gathering of God's people from "all the nations" is at the present time taking place in the preaching of the gospel all over the world. "For thus saith Jehovah, After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. Counting from the accession of Nebuchadnezzar in 606 (Jewish method of reckoning) to the fall of Babylon to Cyrus, there was a period of 67 years. "For thus saith Jahveh: When as seventy years are fulfilled for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform to you my good word, to bring you back to this place. Jeremiah 29:10-11. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, That after seventy years be accomplished -, "After seventy years ... for Babylon ...", "The accomplishment of the seventy years for Babylon ...", John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, For thus saith the Lord, that after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon, and perform my good word towards you, in causing you to return to this place, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, "It is remarkable that Jeremiah was able to propose that the power of Babylon would last so brief a time. Or, But this hath the Lord said, whatever these impostors say to the contrary. 1 Jeremiah wrote a letter from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets, and all the people who had been exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. (See on Jeremiah 25:11; Jeremiah 25:12; Daniel 9:2). Go to. The promise was before, Jeremiah 25:12 27:22. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. “When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. ... Commentary on Hebrews 12:18-29 Seventy. Jeremiah 29:1-23 – Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of the City Summary Jeremiah sends a letter to exiles that addresses their concerns regarding life in captivity. In fact, it’s not written to any single person. God's timing is not our own. Jeremiah 29 Commentary: In the mid sixteen-hundreds, a group of apparently Christian men in England gathered and identified themselves as the “Fifth Monarchy.”Here’s how they adopted that name. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. We look around in wonder of all the time we have spent, wasted or lost. Jeremiah 29:10-14 This is what the LORD says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. It was from hence, and Jeremiah 25:11; that Daniel learned the time of the captivity, and the return from it, Daniel 9:2. This is a classic lesson in God's timing. 29 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Jeremiah Images and Notes. Just a lot of tangled threads, different colors, no pattern...a lot of things going on in my life that seem to make no sense. 1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Author: Jeremiah When It Happened: 630–562 BC Chapters: 52 Key People: Jeremiah, Kings of Judah But all the versions have it. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/jeremiah-29.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/jeremiah-29.html. BibliographyCalvin, John. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jahveh, thoughts of peace and not for evil, to give you (a) destiny and hope. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. But we have seen elsewhere that threatenings are called an evil word: why so? I will give you My rest." (Jer 29:29-32) The judgment to come upon Shemiah. I will give you the promised land. "Commentary on Jeremiah 29:10". Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders who were carried away captive—to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. MAIN IDEA: Jeremiah bravely obeyed God and shared a message that wasn’t popular. Seventy years is the measure which must be filled; - fill this to the brim; - complete this measure, and then you shall be visited and released. It is the only verse in Jeremiah in Aramaic, a language quite similar to Hebrew. A Longer Outline is almost made available to you in a free PDF download that is almost a paraphrase, that helps to summarize all that has been studied in almost 3 years on Jeremiah and Prophesy, and will also indicate the weak points in our study that remain to be covered. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/jeremiah-29.html. THE CONTEXT. "Commentary on Jeremiah 29:10". (Calmet) See chap.. xxv. If we take scripture out of context, we run the risk of making scripture fit our life, instead of making our life fit scripture. 1909-1922. Jeremiah 29:10. At the mouth of the accomplishment of seventy years. (1-4) A letter from Jerusalem to the captives in Babylon. For in Jeremiah 29:10, God lays down the specifics on this promise: that He will fulfill it “after seventy years are completed for Babylon.” In other words, yes, God says, I will redeem you—after 70 years in exile. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". 1871-8. And the Prophet explains himself, for he says that God would restore them to their own country: for this was the good word, the promise of deliverance, as the word, according to what the people felt, was evil, and bitter, and bad, when God had threatened that he would cast away the reprobate. You can find the whole sermon here.). You see this verse wasn’t written as a promise to you. A summary of Jeremiah, chapter by chapter, from @biblesummary. Used by Permission. But he is said to rouse up (213) his good word, that is, when it produced its effects before their eyes; for when God only speaks, and the thing itself does not yet appear, his word seems in a manner to he dormant and to be useless. For thus saith the Lord.] BibliographyClarke, Adam. When reading this prophecy near the time of the end of the captivity, Daniel knew what God was about to do and he began to pray and confess his sins and the sins of his people (Dan. This is certainly a far cry from our expectation of this verse in what God’s plans to prosper us really mean. For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. As a people, the Jews would not return to the promised land until God was ready to return them. Jeremiah 30:3 "For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it." Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. 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