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Jeremiah 22:21

Jeremiah 22:21
I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity,.... Or "prosperities", or "tranquillities" (y); when in their greatest affluence,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Prosperity - literally, as in the margin. God spake thus not once only, but whenever Judah was at peace.

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 22:20-30

This prophecy seems to have been calculated for the ungracious inglorious reign of Jeconiah, or Jehoiachin, the son of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Jeremiah 22:20-30

See introd. summary to section. Jer 22:20-23 have no direct connexion with those that follow and seem to have been…