Geneva Bible Notes: Jeremiah 23

Jeremiah 23:28 (y) Meaning, that it is not sufficient for Gods ministers to abstaine from lies, & to speake the worde of God: but that there be judgement in alledging it, & that it may appeare to be applied to the same purpose that it was spoken, {Ezek. 3, 17, 1 Cor. 2, 17. & 4, 2, 2 tim. 2, 15, 1 pet. 4, 11}.

Jeremiah 23:30 (z) Which set forthe in my name that which I haue not commanded.

Jeremiah 23:31 (a) To wit, the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:33 (b) The Prophetes called their threatenings Gods burden, which the sinners were not able to susteine: therefore the wicked in deriding the worde, wolde aske of the Prophetes, what was the burden, as thogh thei wolde say, You seke nothing els, but to lay burdens on our shulders: and thus thei rejected the worde of God, as a grieuous burden.

Jeremiah 23:34 (c) Because this worde was broght to contempt & derision, he wil teache them another maner of speache, and wil cause this worde Burden to cease, and teache them to aske with reuerence, What saith the Lord?

Jeremiah 23:36 (d) The thing which they mocke & contemne, shal come vpon them.

Jeremiah 23:39 (/) Or, take you away.

Jeremiah 23:1 (a) Meaning, the princes, gouernours & false prophets, as {Ezek. 34,2}.

Jeremiah 23:1 (!) Against false Pastors.

Jeremiah 23:1 (b) For the which I haue especial care and haue prepared good pastures for them.

Jeremiah 23:2 (c) Whose charge is to sede the flocke, but they eat the frute thereof, {Ezek. 34, 3}

Jeremiah 23:3 (d) Thus the Prophets euer vse to mixt the promises with the threatnings, lest the godlie shulde be to muche beaten downe, and therefore he sheweth how God wil gather his Church after this dispersion.

Jeremiah 23:5 (e) This prophecie is of the restitution of the Church in the time of Jesus Christ, who is the true branche, read {Isa. 11, 1} & {45, 8}, {chap. 33, 15} {dani. 9,24}.

Jeremiah 23:5 (!) A prophecie of the great Pastor Jesus Christ.

Jeremiah 23:7 (f) Read, {Chap. 16, 13}.

Jeremiah 23:9 (g) Meaning, the false prophets which deceiue the people: wherein appeareth his great loue toward his nacion, read {Chap. 14,13}.

Jeremiah 23:9 (/) Ebr. passed ouer or troubled.

Jeremiah 23:10 (h) They runne head long to wickednes, and seke vaine helpe.

Jeremiah 23:11 (/) Or, are hypocrites.

Jeremiah 23:11 (i) My Temple is ful of their idolatrie and superstitions.

Jeremiah 23:14 (l) Thogh to the worlde they seme holy fathers, yet I detest them as I did these abominable cities.

Jeremiah 23:14 (k) They which shulde haue profited by my roddes against Samaria, are become worse then they.

Jeremiah 23:15 (m) Read, {Chap. 8, 14}.

Jeremiah 23:15 (/) Or, hypocrisie.

Jeremiah 23:16 (n) Which thei haue inuented of their owne braine.

Jeremiah 23:17 (o) Read, {Chap. 6, 14 & 8,11}.

Jeremiah 23:18 (p) Thus thei did deride Jeremiah as thogh the worde of God were not reueiled vnto him: so also spake Zedehiah to Micha, {1 King. 22, 24}.

Jeremiah 23:20 (q) bothe that God hathe sent me, and that my wordes shal be true.

Jeremiah 23:22 (r) He sheweth the difference between the true Prophetes and the false, betwene the hireling and the true minister.

Jeremiah 23:23 (s) Do no I se your falsehode, howsoeuer you cloke it, and wheresoeuer you commit it?

Jeremiah 23:25 (t) I haue a prophecie reueiled vnto me, as {Nombr. 12,6}.

Jeremiah 23:26 (/) Ebr. Is it in the heart of the prophetes?

Jeremiah 23:27 (u) He sheweth that Satan raiseth vp false prophetes to bring the people from God.

Jeremiah 23:28 (x) Let the false prophet declare that it is his wone fantasie, & not sclander my worde as thogh it were a cloke to couer his lyes.