Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon,
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Letter. Lit. “book.” Bible.—It was probably sent at the beginning of the reign of Sedecias by his ambassadors, and is different from that sent by Baruch 1 and Calmet. 52:28.—Prophets. Chal. “scribes.” Calmet.—Septuagint “false prophets.” verse 8. Bible.—Daniel had begun to prophesy, A. 3402. Ezechiel commenced only five years after the captivity of Jechonias. One prophet frequently instructs another, as Nathan did David. Daniel 9:2 and 1 Peter 1:11. Calmet.—Jeremias declares that the captivity would continue long. He comforts and rebukes to Calmet. 40. Worthington.