John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 11:21

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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 accuse him before a judge, or the sanhedrim, or any court of judicature; but should do as those called zealots in later times did; lay violent hands upon him, and dispatch him themselves at once; perhaps this they said after they found that the prophet had knowledge of their designs against him.

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