Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
<< Jeremiah 29:31 Jeremiah 30:1 >>
Jeremiah 29:32
not . . . a man to dwell— (Deuteronomy 28:18).
not . . . behold the good—As he despised the lawful time and wished to return before the time God had expressly announced, in just retribution he should not share in the restoration from Babylon at all.
rebellion—going against God's revealed will as to the time (Jeremiah 28:16).
Jeremiah 29:24-32
A second communication which Jeremiah sent to Babylon, after the messenger who carried his first letter had brought a letter from the false prophet Shemaiah to Zephaniah, etc., condemning Jeremiah and reproving the authorities for not having apprehended him.
Nehelamite—a name derived either from his father or from a place: alluding at the same time to the Hebrew meaning, "a dreamer" (compare Jeremiah 29:8).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 29:32:
Jeremiah 5:31
Jeremiah 18:18
Jeremiah 28:16
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