The International Theological Library (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... describe Jeremiah's personal history during the siege of Jerusalem by the Chaldaeans (comp. p. 248 f.). 3828b-c. 43 state particulars respecting the events of Jeremiah's life after the capture of Jerusalem, the favour shown to him by 248 Nebuchadnezzar, the murder of Gedaliah, and the circumstances under which the prophet, against his will, was brought into Egypt: 438"13 is a prophecy uttered by him upon the arrival of the refugees at Tahpanhes (Daphnae), declaring the future conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar. 3828b3914 connects imperfectly with 381"28, 391 going back to the beginning of the siege. It seems (in spite of its being in the LXX) that 391"2 (which cannot be legitimately treated as a parenthesis) is an interpolation on the basis of 2 Ki. 25-3-4a. 394-13 is omitted in LXX, and it is doubtful if it forms part of the original narrative: the connexion of v.4 with v.3 is imperfect, and in any case v.4"10 is merely abridged from 2 Ki. 254"12 (comp. esp. v.8 with 2 Ki. 258"10), according to the purer and more original text still preserved in Jer. 527"16. Most probably the original text had only 38281 39s with and for that, as in the Heb. v.14 Heb. and they sent: these words form a continuous narrative, the particulars in which are not borrowed from c. 52 (so Ew. Hitz. Graf, Kuen. Orelli, --Hitz. and Or., however, including v.11'-as well). 391&-18 js a supplement to c. 38, promising a reward to Ebedmelech on account of the services rendered by him to Jeremiah. C. 44. Jeremiah here rebukes the fugitives in Egypt for relapsing into their old idolatries: they excuse themselves: the prophet, in reply, repeats his previous denunciations, declaring that of their entire body, a handful only should...