Jeremiah 29:22 - Exposition

A curse ; i.e. a formula of cursing (comp. Isaiah 65:15 ). There is here a play upon words, such as the Biblical writers delighted in, partly with the view of assisting the memory. "A curse" is in Hebrew kelalah , and "to roast" is kalah . Roasted in the fire . "Casting into the midst of a burning fiery furnace" was a common punishment both among the Assyrians and the Babylonians, see e.g. ' Records of the Past,' vol. 9. p. 56; and comp. Daniel 3:1-30 .