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| 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkijah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: |
Words of Jeremiah – To be read to all the people at the Temple on the occasion of a general gathering for worship and repentance. R4857:2
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| 2 to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign; |
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| 3 it came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month. |
End of the 11th year – The 70 years of desolation began in the end of the 11th year of Zedekiah. HG47:2
It was here the diadem was removed to "be no more until he come whose right it is." (Ezek. 21:25-27) HG46:5
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| 4 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, |
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| 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. |
Before I formed thee – In the case of Adam, God knew what man, without experience, would do before he formed him, and made full provision for his failure. R875:3*
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| 6 And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child. |
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| 7 But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for thou shalt go to whomsoever I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. |
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| 8 Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah. |
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| 9 And Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. |
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| 10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant. |
I have this day – A prophecy which belongs to Christ's Millennial reign. B311
Set thee – Christ. B311
Claimed by Papists to refer to the Pope. B311
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| 11 And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree. |
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| 12 And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it. |
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| 13 And the word of Jehovah came to me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething-pot, and its face is from the north. |
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| 14 And Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north shall evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. |
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| 15 For behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith Jehovah, and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah: |
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| 16 and I will pronounce my judgments against them for all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. |
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| 17 Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I shall command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I cause thee to be dismayed before them. |
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| 18 And I, behold, I appoint thee this day as a strong city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land; against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land. |
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| 19 And they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee. |
To deliver thee – Not from persecution or even death, but merely such protection as would prevent his enemies from hindering the Lord's purpose in him. R1372:2
The Lord does not engage to deliver his children from all the ills of life; but if faithful unto death, they will have a glorious deliverance and entrance into the Kingdom. R1372:3
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