The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology.
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.
Overview of Commentary Organization
- Introductioncovers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.
- Each section of the commentary includes:
- Pericope Bibliographya helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
- Translationthe authors own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.
- Notesthe authors notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.
- Form/Structure/Settinga discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
- Commentverse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.
- Explanationbrings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
- General Bibliographyoccurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology.
| Foreword |
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| Editorial Preface |
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| Abbreviations |
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| General Bibliography |
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| Commentaries on Jeremiah |
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xxiii | |
| Monographs and Other Books |
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| Articles |
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XV Three Prophets, One Message (26:1--24 [ LXX 33:1--24]) |
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1 | (34) |
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Excursus: Introductory Formulas |
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10 | (6) |
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16 | (19) |
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XVI True and False Prophecy (27:1--29:32[ LXX 34:1--36:32]) |
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35 | (47) |
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A The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar (27:1-28:17 [ LXX 34:1-35:17]) |
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38 | (21) |
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B Correspondence with the Exiles (29:1--32[ LXX 36:1--32]) |
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59 | (23) |
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73 | (9) |
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XVII The Book of Consolation (30:1--31:40[ LXX 37:1--38:40]) |
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82 | (58) |
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A Write These Words (30:1--4[ LXX 37:1--4]) |
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88 | (2) |
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B From Panic to Peace (30:5--11 [ LXX 37:5--9]) |
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90 | (5) |
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C Healing for an Incurable Wound (30:12--17[ LXX 37:12--17]) |
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95 | (6) |
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D Restoration of the Covenant Community (30:18--31:1 [ LXX 37:18--38:1]) |
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101 | (5) |
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E Israel Lovingly Rebuilt and Planted (31:2--6[ LXX 38:2--6]) |
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106 | (4) |
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F Return from Exile to Enjoy the Lord's Goodness (31:7--14[ LXX 38:7-14) |
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110 | (6) |
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G Rachel's Repentant Children Invited to Return (31:15--22[ LXX 38:15--22]) |
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116 | (8) |
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H The New Covenant and Other Promises (31:23--40[ LXX 38:23--40]) |
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124 | (16) |
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XVIII A Promise, Signed and Sealed (32:1--44 [ LXX 39:1-44) |
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140 | (24) |
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XIX More Promises of Compassionate Restoration (33:1--26[ LXX 40:1--13]) |
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164 | (12) |
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XX Zedekiah's Choice (34:1--7[ LXX41:1--7]) |
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176 | (6) |
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XXI A Covenant of Release (34:8--22 [ LXX 41:8--22]) |
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182 | (9) |
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XXII Jeremiah and the Rechabites (35:1--19[ LXX 42:1--19]) |
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191 | (8) |
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Excursus: The Identity of the Rechabites |
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195 | (4) |
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XXIII The Scroll (36:1--32[ LXX 43:1--32]) |
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199 | (10) |
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XXIV The Last Days of Judah and Jerusalem (37:1--44:30 [ LXX 44:1--51:30]) |
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209 | (61) |
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A Jeremiah's Imprisonment (37:1--21[ LXX 44:1--21]) |
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211 | (8) |
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B Jeremiah in the Cistern (38:1--28a[ LXX 45:1--28a]) |
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219 | (7) |
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C The Capture of Jerusalem (38:28b--39:18[ LXX 45:28b--46:18]) |
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226 | (6) |
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D Jeremiah's Release (40:1--12[ LXX 47:1--12]) |
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232 | (6) |
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E The Plot against Gedaliah (40:13--41:15[ LXX 47:13--48:15]) |
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238 | (7) |
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F The Flight to Egypt (41:16--42:22[ LXX 48:16--49:22]) |
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245 | (8) |
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G The Flight to Egypt Continued (43:1--13[ LXX 50:1--13]) |
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253 | (6) |
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H The Word of the LORD to the Judeans in Egypt (44:1--30[ LXX 51:1--30]) |
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259 | (11) |
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Excursus: The Queen of Heaven |
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266 | (4) |
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XXV A Word for Baruch (45:1--5 [ LXX 51:31--35]) |
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270 | (5) |
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XXVI Oracles concerning the Nations (46:1--51:64[ LXX 25:14--31:44]) |
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275 | (99) |
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Excursus: The Cup of Wrath |
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277 | (2) |
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A Concerning Egypt (46:1--28[ LXX 26:1--28]) |
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279 | (18) |
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B Concerning the Philistines (47:1--7[ LXX 29:1--7]) |
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297 | (5) |
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C Concerning Moab (48:1--47 [ LXX 31:1--44]) |
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302 | (19) |
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D Concerning the Ammonites (49:1--6[ LXX 30:17--21]) |
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321 | (4) |
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E Concerning Edom (49:7--22[ LXX 30:1--16]) |
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325 | (7) |
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F Concerning Damascus (49:23--27[ LXX 30:29--33]) |
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332 | (3) |
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G Concerning Qedar (49:28--33 [ LXX 30:23--28]) |
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335 | (5) |
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H Concerning Elam (49:34-39 [ LXX 25:14-20]) |
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340 | (4) |
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I Concerning Babylon (50:1--51:64[ LXX 27:1--28:64]) |
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344 | (30) |
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XXVII The Capture of Jerusalem Revisited: A Concluding Word (52:1--34[ LXX 52:1--34]) = 2 Kings 24:18--25:30) |
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374 | (11) |
| Indexes |
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Gerald Keown, Ph.D., is the Martha and Talmage Rogers Professor of Old Testament Interpretations at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his M.Div. and Ph.D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Pamela Scalise, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Seattle. She holds an M.A., M.Ph., and Ph.D. from Yale University.
Thomas G. Smothers, Ph.D., is the Donald Williams Professor of Old Testament at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He holds a B.A. in English from Union University, a B.D. and his Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
David Allan Hubbard (1928 1996), former president and professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, was a recognized biblical scholar. In addition to over 30 books, he has written numerous articles for journals, periodicals, reference works. He was a general editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 1996).
Glenn W. Barker (d. 1984) was a general editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 1984).
John D. W. Watts (1921 2013) was President of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Ruschlikon, Switzerland, and served as Professor of Old Testament at that institution, at Fuller Theological Seminary, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His numerous publications include commentaries on Isaiah (2 volumes), Amos, and Obadiah. He was Old Testament editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 2011).
Ralph P. Martin (1925-2013) was Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Fuller Theological Seminary and a New Testament Editor for the Word Biblical Commentary series. He earned the BA and MA from the University of Manchester, England, and the PhD from King's College, University of London. He was the author of numerous studies and commentaries on the New Testament, including Worship in the Early Church, the volume on Philippians in The Tyndale New Testament Commentary series. He also wrote 2 Corinthians and James in the WBC series.
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