Then the officials said to the king, "This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin." People Babylonians, Benjamin, Ebedmelech, Gedaliah, Hammelech, Jehucal, Jeremiah, Jonathan, Jucal, Malchiah, Malchijah, Mattan, Pashur, Shelemiah, Shephatiah, ZedekiahPlaces Babylon, Benjamin Gate, JerusalemTopics Beseech, Damage, Death, Discouraging, Doesn't, Evil, Fear, Feeble, Forasmuch, Hands, Harm, Heads, Hearts, Hurt, Inasmuch, Making, Officials, Peace, Princes, Putting, Rather, Ruin, Rulers, Saying, Seek, Seeketh, Seeking, Soldiers, Speaking, Thus, Town, War, Weaken, Weakeneth, Weakening, Weakens, Welfare, Well-being, WorkingOutline 1. Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.7. Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement.14. Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life.24. By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes.Jump to Previous Beseech City Death Forasmuch Hands Hurt Princes Seek Speaking War Welfare WordsJump to Next Beseech City Death Forasmuch Hands Hurt Princes Seek Speaking War Welfare WordsLibrary The Life of Mr. James Mitchel.
Mr. James Mitchel[152] was educated at the university of Edinburgh, and was, with some other of his fellow-students, made master of arts anno 1656. Mr. Robert Leighton (afterwards bishop Leighton), being then principal of that college, before the degree was conferred upon them, tendered to them the national and solemn league and covenant; which covenants, upon mature deliberation, he took, finding nothing in them but a short compend of the moral law, binding to our duty towards God and towards …
John Howie—Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies)Jeremiah
The interest of the book of Jeremiah is unique. On the one hand, it is our most reliable and elaborate source for the long period of history which it covers; on the other, it presents us with prophecy in its most intensely human phase, manifesting itself through a strangely attractive personality that was subject to like doubts and passions with ourselves. At his call, in 626 B.C., he was young and inexperienced, i. 6, so that he cannot have been born earlier than 650. The political and religious …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Parallel Verses NASB: Then the officials said to the king, "Now let this man be put to death, inasmuch as he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of this people but rather their harm."KJV: Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
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