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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:2
The Lord God of Israel ; strictly, Jehovah the God of Israel . This national title of Jehovah suggests, in such a connection, that the crime of the kings is nothing short of sacrilege. Ye have scattered , etc.; i.e. been the cause of their scattering, Have not visited them . "To visit" often, by a natural association of ideas, means "to give attention to." By an equally natural association, it means "to fall upon, to punish." Hence, in the next clause, I will visit upon you . We... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:3
Parallel passage, Ezekiel 34:12-15 . I will gather the remnant ;. For the ill usage of foreign oppressors has supplemented that of home tyrants, so that only a "remnant" is left. And they shall be fruitful and increase . The fertility of the Jewish race in modern times has been a frequent subject of observation, and supplies the best comment upon Jeremiah s prophecy. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:4
And I will set up shepherds ; e.g. rulers, not necessarily kings (see on next verse). Which shall feed them . For the evil shepherds "fed themselves, and fed not my flock" ( Ezekiel 34:8 ). And they shall fear no more. Ezekiel again contributes an essential feature to the description. The neglect of the shepherds left the flock exposed to the ravages of wild beasts ( Ezekiel 34:8 ). Neither shall they be lacking . A speaking phrase. Too many of the sheep had fallen down... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come . The use of the analogous phrase, "And it shall come to pass in that day," would lead us to suppose that this verse describes a fresh stage in the progress of events, as if the faithful shepherds ( Jeremiah 23:4 ) were to precede the "righteous Branch" ( Jeremiah 23:5 ). Such a view, however, is not very plausible, for the Messtab, according to prophecy, is to appear in the darkest of times. The prophet simply means to impress upon us the greatness of the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:5
The Branch of David. The glorious prophecy of the Messianic future which here bursts forth from Jeremiah, after his denunciation of his nation's sin and lamentation over its approaching calamities, is necessarily clothed in the language of the age, and viewed in an especial relation to contemporary wants. The people are suffering from bad rulers and an unrighteous government. A good king, administering his kingdom happily and justly, is promised for the golden age of the future. Associated... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:5-6
(Comp. the parallel passage, Jeremiah 33:15 , Jeremiah 33:16 .) read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:5-6
The Lord our Righteousness. I. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD WOULD RULE IN THE MIDST OF HIS PEOPLE . The question of the singular or plural interpretation of the word "scion" need not trouble us. To the prophet it was enough to declare that the offspring of David would yet reign in righteousness. All lesser fulfillments of this prophecy are thrown into insignificance by the great Son of David, who so grandly fulfilled the essential conditions of the prediction. 1. ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:5-6
Jehovah-Tsidkenu. It is in his kingly character that the uprising of the Messiah is here predicted. The shepherds that destroyed and scattered the flock of God were the corrupt rulers of the line of David. God was visiting upon them one after another "the evil of their doings;" and after them he would raise up men of a nobler sort—men like Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Maccabees, who should be true leaders and commanders of the people (verse 4). But these, again, would but prepare the way for... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-4
Shepherds, bad and good. I. THE SENTENCE ON THE UNFAITHFUL , SHEPHERDS . This is perhaps the most special and emphatic of all Jeremiah's references to the unfaithful shepherds. Nowhere does he go into such detail as Ezekiel does ( Jeremiah 34:1-22 .). But whatever may be lacking in illustrative detail, the essential facts are mentioned. Here are men upon whom is laid a charge such as is laid on a shepherd by the owner of the pasture and the flock. The business of such a man... read more