The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAH CONCERNING THE DEARTH - literally, "That which was the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning,' etc. DEARTH - literally, the withholdings, namely, of rain (; ). The reason why this word... [ Continue Reading ]
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. JUDAH MOURNETH, AND THE GATES THEREOF LANGUISH - "the gates," the place of public concourse in each city looks sad, as being no longer frequented (; ). THEY ARE BLACK, i:e., the... [ Continue Reading ]
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. LITTLE ONES - rather, 'their inferiors,' i:e., domestics. THEY CAME TO THE PITS - cisterns f... [ Continue Reading ]
_BECAUSE THE GROUND IS CHAPT, FOR THERE WAS NO RAIN IN THE EARTH, THE PLOWMEN WERE ASHAMED, THEY COVERED THEIR HEADS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass. YEA, THE HIND ALSO CALVED IN THE FIELD, AND FORSOOK IT, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GRASS - the brute creation is reduced to the utmost extremity for the want of food. The hind, famed for her affection to her young, aba... [ Continue Reading ]
And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass. THE WILD DONKEYS DID STAND IN THE HIGH PLACES - they repair to "the high places" most exposed to the winds, which they "snuff in" to relieve their thirst. EY... [ Continue Reading ]
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. THOUGH OUR INIQUITIES TESTIFY AGAINST US, DO THOU IT - what we beg of thee; interpose to remove the drought. Jeremiah pleads in the name of his nation ().... [ Continue Reading ]
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? () (). HOPE OF ISRAEL. The reference is, not to the faith of Israel, which had almost ceased but to the promise and ever... [ Continue Reading ]
Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. WHY SHOULDEST THOU BE AS A MAN ASTONIED - like a 'mighty man,' at other times able to help (), but now stunned by a sudden calamity, s... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. THUS SAITH THE LORD - Yahweh's reply to the prayer (Jeremiah 14:7; Jeremiah 2:23). THUS... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. PRAY NOT FOR THIS PEOPLE - (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. I WILL NOT HEAR - because their prayers are hypocritical; their hearts are still idolatrous. God... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. THEN SAID I, AH, LORD GOD! BEHOLD, THE PROPHETS SAY UNTO THEM. Jeremiah urges that much of the guilt of the people is due to t... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. THE PROPHETS PROPHESY LIES IN MY NAME: I SENT TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. THEY SAY, SWORD AND FAMINE SHALL NOT BE IN THIS LAND; BY SWORD AND FAMINE SHALL THO... [ Continue Reading ]
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. NONE TO BURY - (). I WILL POUR THEI... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. LET MINE EYES RUN DOWN WITH TEARS - (; ). Jeremiah is desired to weep ceaselessly... [ Continue Reading ]
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. THE PROPHET AND THE PRIEST GO ABOUT - i:e., shall have to migrate into a land... [ Continue Reading ]
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! HAST THOU UTTERLY REJECTED JUDAH? ... - The people plead with God, Jeremiah being for... [ Continue Reading ]
We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. WE ACKNOWLEDGE, O LORD, OUR WICKEDNESS - ().... [ Continue Reading ]
Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. US - not in the Hebrew: "the throne of thy glory" may be the object of "do not abhor" ('reject not'); or "Zion" (). DO NOT DISGRACE THE THRONE OF THY GLORY - Jerusalem, or, the... [ Continue Reading ]
Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. THE VANITIES OF THE GENTILES - idols (Deuteronomy 32:21). RAIN - (Zechariah 10:1, "Ask... [ Continue Reading ]