Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3
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Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3 Author(s): Calvin, John (1509-1564) (Alternative) (Translator) Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Description: In this volume, John Calvin provides an engaging comment- ary on the book of Jeremiah and Lamentations. Originally given as a series of lectures, Calvin©s commentary is useful both for intellectual study and spiritual growth. Throughout, Calvin incorporates his keen pastoral insight. Utilizing other theologians and passages, Calvin attempts to provide new and fresh insights for readers. A commentary which has truly lasted the test of time, Calvin©s Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations is insightful, interesting, and profitable for study. Tim Perrine CCEL Staff Writer This volume contains Calvin©s commentary on Jeremiah, chapters 20 through 29. Subjects: The Bible Works about the Bible i Contents Commentary on Jeremiah 20-29 1 Translator's Preface 2 Chapter 20 9 Lecture seventy fifth 9 Jeremiah 20:1-2 10 Jeremiah 20:3 13 Jeremiah 20:4 16 Jeremiah 20:5 17 Prayer Lecture 75 18 Lecture seventy sixth 19 Jeremiah 20:6 20 Jeremiah 20:7 23 Jeremiah 20:8-9 27 Prayer Lecture 76 31 Lecture seventy seventh 32 Jeremiah 20:10 33 Jeremiah 20:11 35 Jeremiah 20:12 37 Jeremiah 20:13 40 Jeremiah 20:14-16 41 Prayer Lecture 77 44 Lecture seventy eighth 45 Jeremiah 20:17-18 47 Chapter 21 50 Jeremiah 21:1-4 51 Jeremiah 21:5 55 ii Prayer Lecture 78 57 Lecture seventy ninth 58 Jeremiah 21:6-7 59 Jeremiah 21:8-9 62 Jeremiah 21:10 65 Jeremiah 21:11-12 66 Prayer Lecture 79 70 Lecture eightieth 71 Jeremiah 21:13-14 72 Chapter 22 75 Jeremiah 22:1-3 76 Jeremiah 22:4-5 81 Prayer Lecture 80 83 Lecture eighty first 84 Jeremiah 22:6 85 Jeremiah 22:7 87 Jeremiah 22:8-9 89 Jeremiah 22:10 91 Jeremiah 22:11-12 93 Jeremiah 22:13 96 Prayer Lecture 81 98 Lecture eighty second 99 Jeremiah 22:14 100 Jeremiah 22:15 103 Jeremiah 22:16 106 Jeremiah 22:17 108 Jeremiah 22:18-19 109 Prayer Lecture 82 113 Lecture eighty third 114 Jeremiah 22:20 115 Jeremiah 22:21 117 Jeremiah 22:22 120 iii Jeremiah 22:23 122 Jeremiah 22:24 124 Jeremiah 22:25 125 Jeremiah 22:26 126 Jeremiah 22:27 127 Prayer Lecture 83 128 Lecture eighty fourth 129 Jeremiah 22:28 130 Jeremiah 22:29-30 132 Chapter 23 135 Jeremiah 23:1-3 136 Jeremiah 23:4 141 Prayer Lecture 84 142 Lecture eighty fifth 143 Jeremiah 23:5-6 144 Prayer Lecture 85 152 Lecture eighty sixth 153 Jeremiah 23:7-8 154 Jeremiah 23:9 157 Jeremiah 23:10 160 Jeremiah 23:11 163 Prayer Lecture 86 165 Lecture eighty seventh 166 Jeremiah 23:12 167 Jeremiah 23:13-14 168 Jeremiah 23:15 171 Jeremiah 23:16 173 Jeremiah 23:17-18 176 Jeremiah 23:19 179 Prayer Lecture 87 180 Lecture eighty eighth 181 Jeremiah 23:20 182 iv Jeremiah 23:21 185 Jeremiah 23:22 188 Jeremiah 23:23-24 192 Prayer Lecture 88 193 Lecture eighty ninth 194 Jeremiah 23:25 197 Jeremiah 23:26-27 199 Jeremiah 23:28 202 Prayer Lecture 89 204 Lecture ninetieth 205 Jeremiah 23:29 206 Jeremiah 23:30-32 208 Jeremiah 23:33 212 Jeremiah 23:34 215 Jeremiah 23:35 217 Prayer Lecture 90 218 Lecture ninety first 219 Jeremiah 23:36 220 Jeremiah 23:37 223 Jeremiah 23:38-39 224 Jeremiah 23:40 227 Chapter 24 228 Jeremiah 24:1-2 229 Prayer Lecture 91 232 Lecture ninety second 233 Jeremiah 24:3-5 234 Jeremiah 24:6 236 Jeremiah 24:7 238 Prayer Lecture 92 243 Lecture ninety third 244 Jeremiah 24:8 245 Jeremiah 24:9 247 v Jeremiah 24:10 249 Chapter 25 251 Jeremiah 25:1 252 Jeremiah 25:2 254 Jeremiah 25:3-5 255 Prayer Lecture 93 259 Lecture ninety fourth 260 Jeremiah 25:6 262 Jeremiah 25:7 264 Jeremiah 25:8-9 265 Jeremiah 25:10 268 Jeremiah 25:11 269 Jeremiah 25:12 270 Prayer Lecture 94 271 Lecture ninety fifth 272 Jeremiah 25:13 273 Jeremiah 25:14 275 Jeremiah 25:15 277 Jeremiah 25:16 279 Jeremiah 25:17 281 Jeremiah 25:18 282 Jeremiah 25:19 284 Prayer Lecture 95 285 Lecture ninety sixth 286 Jeremiah 25:20 287 Jeremiah 25:21 290 Jeremiah 25:22 291 Jeremiah 25:23 293 Jeremiah 25:24 294 Jeremiah 25:25 295 Jeremiah 25:26 296 Jeremiah 25:27 299 vi Prayer Lecture 96 300 Lecture ninety seventh 301 Jeremiah 25:28 303 Jeremiah 25:29 305 Jeremiah 25:30 308 Jeremiah 25:31 311 Prayer Lecture 97 313 Lecture ninety eighth 314 Jeremiah 25:32 315 Jeremiah 25:33 317 Jeremiah 25:34 319 Jeremiah 25:35 321 Jeremiah 25:36 322 Jeremiah 25:37 323 Jeremiah 25:38 324 Prayer Lecture 98 326 Chapter 26 327 Lecture ninety ninth 327 Jeremiah 26:1-2 328 Jeremiah 26:3 331 Jeremiah 26:4-6 334 Prayer Lecture 99 337 Lecture one hundredth 338 Jeremiah 26:7-8 339 Jeremiah 26:9 341 Jeremiah 26:10 343 Jeremiah 26:11 344 Jeremiah 26:12 346 Jeremiah 26:13 348 Prayer Lecture 100 349 Lecture one hundredth and first 350 Jeremiah 26:14-15 351 vii Jeremiah 26:16 353 Jeremiah 26:17-19 355 Prayer Lecture 101 361 Lecture one hundredth and second 362 Jeremiah 26:20-23 363 Jeremiah 26:24 369 Chapter 27 371 Jeremiah 27:1-5 372 Prayer Lecture 102 374 Lecture one hundredth and third 375 Jeremiah 27:6-7 379 Jeremiah 27:8 382 Prayer Lecture 103 384 Lecture one hundredth and fourth 385 Jeremiah 27:9 386 Jeremiah 27:10 389 Jeremiah 27:11 391 Jeremiah 27:12 393 Jeremiah 27:13 395 Prayer Lecture 104 396 Lecture one hundredth and fifth 397 Jeremiah 27:14 398 Jeremiah 27:15 399 Jeremiah 27:16 402 Jeremiah 27:17 404 Jeremiah 27:18 406 Prayer Lecture 105 408 Lecture one hundredth and sixth 409 Jeremiah 27:19-22 410 Chapter 28 413 Jeremiah 28:1-2 414 Jeremiah 28:3 417 viii Jeremiah 28:4 418 Jeremiah 28:5-6 420 Prayer Lecture 106 421 Lecture one hundredth and seventh 422 Jeremiah 28:7-9 423 Jeremiah 28:10-11 428 Prayer Lecture 107 430 Lecture one hundredth and eighth 431 Jeremiah 28:12-13 432 Jeremiah 28:14 434 Jeremiah 28:15 436 Jeremiah 28:16 438 Jeremiah 28:17 439 Prayer Lecture 108 440 Chapter 29 441 Lecture one hundredth and ninth 441 Jeremiah 29:1 442 Jeremiah 29:2 444 Jeremiah 29:3-6 446 Jeremiah 29:7 450 Prayer Lecture 109 452 Lecture one hundredth and tenth 453 Jeremiah 29:8 454 Jeremiah 29:9 457 Jeremiah 29:10 458 Jeremiah 29:11 460 Prayer Lecture 110 463 Lecture one hundredth and eleventh 464 Jeremiah 29:12 465 Jeremiah 29:13 467 Jeremiah 29:14 469 Jeremiah 29:15-17 471 ix Jeremiah 29:18-19 474 Prayer Lecture 111 476 Lecture one hundredth and twelfth 477 Jeremiah 29:20-21 478 Jeremiah 29:22 480 Jeremiah 29:23 481 Jeremiah 29:24-27 483 Prayer Lecture 112 488 Lecture one hundredth and thirteenth 489 Jeremiah 29:28-29 490 Jeremiah 29:30-32 491 Translation of Jeremiah 20-29 494 Chapter 20 495 Chapter 21 497 Chapter 22 498 Chapter 23 500 Chapter 24 503 Chapter 25 504 Chapter 26 507 Chapter 27 509 Chapter 28 511 Chapter 29 513 Indexes 515 Index of Scripture References 516 Index of Scripture Commentary 520 Greek Words and Phrases 521 Hebrew Words and Phrases 522 Latin Words and Phrases 531 x This PDF file is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 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Written permission is required for commercial use. xi Commentary on Jeremiah 20-29 Commentary on Jeremiah 20-29 COMMENTARIES ON THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH AND THE LAMENTATIONS BY JOHN CALVIN TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN, AND EDITED BY THE REV. JOHN OWEN, VICAR OF THRUSSINGTON, LEICESTERSHIRE VOLUME THIRD CHRISTIAN CLASSICS ETHEREAL LIBRARY GRAND RAPIDS, MI http://www.ccel.org 1 Translator©s Preface Translator's Preface TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE volume third The derangement as to the order of the chapters first occurs in this Volume. It is com- monly thought that chapters 21, 24, and 27, were delivered in the time of Zedekiah; while chapters 20, 22, 23, 25, and 26, contain Prophecies delivered in the previous reign of Je- hoiakim.