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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 19:9

to eat the flesh, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:29 . Deuteronomy 28:53-57 ). Compare Lamentations 2:20 ; Lamentations 4:10 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 19:11

the LORD of hosts. See note on Jeremiah 6:6 . as = according as. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 19:3

"And say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle. Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, that they knew not, they and their fathers and the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents, and have built the high places of Baal,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 19:6

"Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, but The Valley of Slaughter. And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies will I give to be food for the birds of heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.""Tophet ..." (Jeremiah 19:6). The exact meaning of this word is not known; but, "It... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 19:8

"And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; everyone that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat everyone the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the distress, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their life, shall distress them."This terrible warning is an almost verbatim quotation from Deuteronomy 28:53, in which the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 19:10

"Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Even so will I break this people, and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Tophet: and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 19:4

Jeremiah 19:4. And have estranged this place— And have turned this place to improper uses. Houbigant. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 19:7

Jeremiah 19:7. And I will make void, &c.— And I will dissipate, &c. Houbigant. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 19:9

Jeremiah 19:9. I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons— See 2 Kings 6:29. REFLECTIONS.—1st, To awaken conviction in the hearts of a stupid people, every method is tried, that they may be left at last utterly inexcusable. 1. Jeremiah is ordered down to the valley of the son of Hinnom, the place where their most shocking idolatries were committed, and the destined spot of their terrible execution. He is commanded to take an earthen pitcher, and, as witnesses of what he was about to do... read more

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