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Verse Jeremiah 4:16. _WATCHERS COME FROM A FAR COUNTRY_] Persons to
besiege fortified places....
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Proclaim ye to the pagan, “Behold!” Cry aloud concerning
“Jerusalem, that watchers” are on their way “from a far country:
and” will “give out their voice against the cities of Judah.”
The pagan are su...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. True repentance and what it means (Jeremiah 4:1) _
2. The alarm sounded: judgment comes (Jeremiah 4:5)
3. The doom of the rebellious people (Jeremiah 4:14)
4. The desolation of I
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THE ENEMY'S APPROACH. Warning is given by the horn, and guidance, to
the refugees fleeing to Jerusalem, by the standard; they are bidden to
bring (their families) into safety (not flee for safety). Th...
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_make ye mention to the nations_ They are bidden to witness the
impending judgement. Cp. Micah 1:2, and the appeal to heaven and earth
in Isaiah 1:2; Micah 6:1 f.
_watchers_ besiegers, the Chaldaeans....
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As the burning sirocco, the dense clouds accompanied by the whirlwind,
or the savage creatures of the air, so shall the enemy prove to be, as
they descend on Judah in doom. Let her even now seek to av...
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Jeremiah 4:5-31. Impending judgements. National disaster
This section and the two that follow it (viz. chs. 5 and 6) are
somewhat later than the preceding, as presenting a more definite
description o...
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WATCHERS COME, &C.— By these _watchers_ are meant, those who precede
an army, and announce its approach, whom Caesar in his Commentaries
calls _antecessores,_ or _antecursores._ Houbigant renders the...
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3. _The third figure: the keepers_ (Jeremiah 4:14-18)
TRANSLATION
(14) Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem, that you might be saved.
How long will you harbor in your midst wicked thoughts? (15) Fo...
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4:16 Besiegers (a-9) Lit. 'watchers.'...
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THE PROPHET SETS FORTH THE SIN OF THE NATION AND POINTS OUT THE
INEVITABLE RESULT (REIGN OF JOSIAH, AND PROBABLY BEFORE THE REFORMS OF
THAT KING: CP. JEREMIAH 3:6)
This section furnishes us with the g...
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5-10. Destruction approaches Jerusalem....
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The blessings of repentance and obedience. Even the ark with the mercy
seat on which the brightness which marked Jehovah's presence rested
shall be forgotten, for Jehovah shall no longer be confined t...
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MAKE YE MENTION. — Better, _Proclaim ye to the nations; behold._
Call them to gaze on the ruin of Jerusalem, then, _Cry aloud as for
Jerusalem, that watchers_ (_i.e.,_ the besieging armies) _are comin...
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הַזְכִּ֣ירוּ לַ † גֹּויִ֗ם הִנֵּה֙
הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ עַל...
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Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 6:1
CHAPTER IV
THE SCYTHIANS AS THE SCOURGE OF GOD
Jeremiah 4:3 - Jeremiah 6:30
IF we would under
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Jehovah immediately promised that if Israel would return, she would be
established. Then the prophet declared that judgment was determined
on. He appealed to the people to repent, and that not in exte...
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_Guards. The Chaldeans will besiege the city, and prevent provisions
from entering, 4 Kings xxv. 1. (Calmet)_...
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Under those strong images, of a dry wind and a full wind, and a
whirlwind, are set forth the judgments of the Lord. But under all, I
pray the Reader to observe, how the Lord fully proves, that the evi...
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The beginning of this verse is variously explained. Some read,
“Remember ye the nations, “and think that the Prophet says this,
because many of the nations were heralds of that vengeance of God,
which...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6.
Chapter 4 resumes the subject of Chapter s 2, 3, and, applying it at
that time to the people, tells them that, if they return, it must be
unto th...
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MAKE YE MENTION TO THE NATIONS,.... This, according to Kimchi, is the
sum and substance of the voice from Dan. It seems to be a summons to
the nations to gather together to join the king of Babylon in...
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Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem,
[that] watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice
against the cities of Judah.
Ver. 16. _Make ye mention to the nati...
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_Make ye mention to the nations_ Tell the nations that now inhabit the
cities of the ten tribes, that the Chaldean army is approaching, that
they may provide for their own safety. _Behold, publish aga...
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Make ye mention to the nations, calling the attention of the neighbors
to the Lord's judgment. BEHOLD, PUBLISH AGAINST JERUSALEM THAT
WATCHERS COME FROM A FAR COUNTRY, people who would witness the
cat...
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DESCRIPTION OF THE JUDGMENT UNDER THREE EMBLEMS...
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5-18 The fierce conqueror of the neighbouring nations was to make
Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled
into security by false prophets. The approach of the enemy is
desc...
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MAKE YE MENTION TO THE NATIONS: these are either the nations in Judea;
or these words are a proclamation, summoning in the nations by the
Chaldeans, as it were, in pursuance of a commission from God,...
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Jeremiah 4:16 mention H2142 (H8685) nations H1471 proclaim H8085
(H8685) Jerusalem H3389 watchers H5341 (H8802) co
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YHWH WARNS JUDAH THAT IF THEY WILL NOT REPENT FOR THEM TOO INVASION BY
A FIERCE ADVERSARY IS THREATENING AND WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COME BECAUSE OF
THEIR SINS (JEREMIAH 4:3).
If Judah will not respond to th...
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JUDAH ARE CALLED TO REPENTANCE AS WELL AS ISRAEL FOR THEY ARE STILL IN
THEIR LAND, AND, IF THEY WILL ONLY TRULY TURN TO HIM WITH GENUINELY
CHANGED HEARTS, CAN STILL LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE IN HOPE....
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Jeremiah 4:1. _If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return
unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight,
then shalt thou not remove. And thou shalt swear, The LORD l...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's second message, continued. Warning of the
consequences of sin and exhortation to return to God.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: It is the evil of men's doings that kindle...
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Jeremiah 4:3. _Break up your fallow ground._ Hebrews ניר _nir,
novale;_ make _new_ land, eradicate the thorns. Hosea 10:12. Our old
phrase, the fallow deer, seems to give the exact import of the word....
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—_Chronology_ of the chapter,
_Contemporary Scriptures, Historic Facts, Contemporary History_ as in
chap. 3. 1. GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES. Jeremiah 4:5. “_Defenced
cities_....
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EXPOSITION
JEREMIAH 4:1, JEREMIAH 4:2
The form and structure of the translation require a change. Render,
_If thou wilt return_,_ O Israel_,_ saith Jehovah_,_ wilt return unto
me_;_ and if thou wilt...
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But if you will return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and
if you will put away thine abominations out of my sight, then you will
no longer be [moved or] removed. And thou shalt swear, The...
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Deuteronomy 28:49; Ezekiel 21:22; Isaiah 34:1; Isaiah 39:3; Je
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Make mention — These words are a proclamation, summoning the nations
by the Chaldeans. Watchers — Chaldean soldiers, who shall so
carefully encompass Jerusalem, that none shall escape. Give out —
They...