Jeremiah 11:21

“Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, etc.] That is, “unto”, or “concerning the men of Anathoth”, the townsmen of Jeremiah, and who were the persons that combined together to destroy him; of this place, (see Gill on “<240101>Jeremiah 1:1”) that seek thy life; or “soul”; that is, to take it away: saying, prophesy not in the name of the Lord; without their leave, and such hard things as he did, unless he would prophesy smooth things, and then he might go on, otherwise he must expect to die: that thou die not by our hand; or means; they intimate, that, should he persist in this way of prophesying, they should not stay to carry on a judicial process against him, to bring him and…”

“Prophesy not-- (Isa 30:10; Amo 2:12; Mic 2:6). If Jeremiah had not uttered his denunciatory predictions, they would not have plotted against him. None were more bitter than his own fellow townsmen. Compare the conduct of the Nazarites towards Jesus of Nazareth (Luk 4:24-29).”

“11:21-23 Jeremiah’s enemies even included family and relatives in his hometown of Anathoth, over whose fate he grieved (10:20). They demanded that he should stop prophesying in the Lord’s name. In line with the Lord’s promise to take care of him (1:19), the Lord told Jeremiah that even the families of his foes, including their boys and girls, would lose their lives when their time of punishment came.”

“that seek: Jer 12:5, Jer 12:6, Jer 20:10; Mic 7:6; Mat 10:21, Mat 10:34-36; Luk 4:24 Prophesy: Isa 30:10; Amo 2:12, Amo 7:13-16; Mic 2:6-11 thou: Jer 20:1, Jer 20:2, Jer 38:1-6; Mat 21:35, Mat 22:6, Mat 23:34-37; Luk 13:33, Luk 13:34; Act 7:51, Act 7:52 Jeremiah 11:22”