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Verse Jeremiah 5:6. _WHEREFORE A LION_] Nebuchadnezzar, according to
the general opinion; who is called here a _lion_ for his courage and
violence, a _bear_ for his rapaciousness, and a _leopard_ for...
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EVENINGS - See the margin. From its habit of skulking about in the
twilight the wolf is often called the “evening wolf” Habakkuk 1:8;
Zephaniah 3:3, but the word used here means a sandy desert.
LEOPA...
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CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The apostate conditions of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 5:1) _
2. The impending judgment (Jeremiah 5:10)
3. Sowing and reaping (Jeremiah 5:19)
4. The horrible thing ...
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THE SINS OF JERUSALEM. Jeremiah is bidden to seek even one man in
Jerusalem, for whose sake Yahweh may spare the city (_cf._ Genesis
18:16), one man of justice and faithfulness (_mg.) ;_ even the oath...
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EVENINGS. deserts.
TRANSGRESSIONS. revolts.
BACKSLIDINGS. apostasies.
INCREASED. strong, or many....
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For the danger from actual wild beasts in Palestine cp. 1 Samuel
17:34; 1Ki 13:24; 1 Kings 20:36. Here the description "spoiling,"
"watching over" (i.e. lying in wait) shews that the passage is
metaph...
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WHEREFORE A LION, &C.— By the _lion,_ say some, Nebuchadnezzar is
meant: see chap. Jeremiah 4:7. By the _wolf,_ Nabuzaradan; and by the
_leopard,_ Antiochus Epiphanes. Others by the _lion_ think that...
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C. Causes of Coming Judgment Jeremiah 5:1-31
In chapter five Jeremiah discusses the various reasons why God must
judge His people. The nation has been guilty of at least six terrible
sins: (1) moral c...
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5:6 evenings (c-15) Or 'deserts.'...
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1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness....
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LION] i.e. the invader: cp. Matthew 4:7. EVENINGS] RM 'deserts.'
7-8. All idolatry was unfaithfulness to God, to whom Israel was
espoused, but gross licentiousness was literally the common
accompanim...
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A LION OUT OF THE FOREST. — The imagery is vivid in itself. The
three forms of animal ferocity, lion, wolf, leopard — representing,
perhaps, the three phases of simple fierceness, ravenousness, and
cu...
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עַל ־כֵּן֩ הִכָּ֨ם אַרְיֵ֜ה מִ
יַּ֗עַר זְאֵ֤ב
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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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WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION
Jeremiah 5:1-6; Jeremiah 19:1-15; Jeremiah 20:1-18; Jeremiah 21:1-14;
Jeremiah 22:1-30; Jeremiah 23:1-40; Jeremiah 24:1-10; Jeremiah
25:1-38;...
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Having thus declared that judgment was determined on, the prophet now
carefully declared the reason for it. This was, first, the utter
corruption of conduct. Among the people not a man was to lie foun...
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Wherefore a (f) lion from the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of
the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their
cities: every one that goeth out from there shall be torn in piece...
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_Lion. Nabuchodonosor. --- Wolf. Cambyses, (Calmet) and leopard.
Epiphanes. (Haydock) --- The Chaldeans, Persians and Greeks afflicted
them. (St. Jerome) --- The first beast may designate Nabuc: the s...
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How striking the expostulation? How unanswerably just the appeal? Do
not fail to observe, Reader, that the Lord doth not simply speak of
one nation, or of another, but it is this nation, this people,...
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Here, at length, God shews that he was moderate in his judgments, so
that the wicked in vain charged him, as it is usual with them, with
too much rigor.
Some render the words in the past tense, and th...
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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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WHEREFORE A LION OUT OF THE FOREST SHALL SLAY THEM,.... Meaning King
Nebuchadnezzar out of Babylon, a place full of people, and so
comparable to a forest, as the king is to a lion, for his strength,
f...
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Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of
the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their
cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces:
bec...
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_Wherefore a lion_, &c. Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldean army are here
pointed at under the metaphor of beasts of prey, of three kinds: being
powerful, courageous, and violent as a _lion;_ rapacious, g...
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LACK OF TRUTH AND FAITH IN PUBLIC LIFE...
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Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them and a wolf of the
evenings, one of those found in the great steppes and deserts, SHALL
SPOIL THEM, A LEOPARD SHALL WATCH OVER THEIR CITIES, lurking f...
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EVENINGS:
Or, deserts
ARE INCREASED:
_ Heb._ are strong...
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1-9 None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the
Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises.
The poor were ignorant, and therefore they were wicked. Wh...
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Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldean army from Syria and Libanus, woody
places, are here pointed at under the metaphor of beasts of prey of
three kinds; the malignity that is proper to each of these creatu...
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Jeremiah 5:6 lion H738 forest H3293 slay H5221 (H8689) wolf H2061
deserts H6160 destroy H7703 (H8799) leopard...
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YHWH GIVES HIS REASONS WHY JERUSALEM WILL NOT BE PARDONED AND JEREMIAH
MAKES A VAIN SEARCH FOR A RIGHTEOUS MAN (JEREMIAH 5:1).
YHWH now vindicates His decision to bring inevitable judgment. He
assures...
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YHWH PRESENTS THE REASONS WHY THE INVASION IS NECESSARY (JEREMIAH
5:1).
Invasion is seen as necessary because there are no righteous people in
Jerusalem, and they are full of adultery (both spiritual...
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Jeremiah 5:1. _Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and
see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can
find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seek...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's second message, continued. God's charges against
them and the judgments threatened.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: Sinners have reason to expect punishment on account of...
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Jeremiah 5:2. _Though they say the Lord liveth, surely they swear
falsely._ These words being in every one's mouth, are but words, not
sentiments. If men knew the grandeur of God, and studied his
perf...
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_O Lord, are not Thine eyes upon the truth?_
TRUTHFULNESS
The allusion is not to doctrinal truth, or truth in the abstract, but
to practical truth as it should exist in the hearts and lives of men.
T...
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_Run ye. .. and see. .. if ye can find a man._
A MAN; OR, THE DIVINE IDEAL UNREALISED
I. The Divine idea of a man. One “that executeth Judgment, that
seeketh the truth.” This involves--
1. A righte...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. The
description here of unblushing immorality and total disorganisation
leads Kimchi and others to date this chapter after Josiah’s times;...
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EXPOSITION
Is the punishment thought too severe? Then let the moral condition of
Jerusalem be inquired into. Must not such transgressions precipitate
its people into ruin? There are four well-marked...
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Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and
know, and seek in the broad places, if you can find a man, if there be
any that is executing judgment, and that is seeking truth; and...
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Amos 5:18; Amos 5:19; Daniel 7:4; Daniel 7:6; Ezekiel 14:16;...
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A lion — Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldean army are here pointed at
under the metaphor of beasts of prey of three kinds; compared to a
lion, which denotes his great power, courage, and pride. A wolf —
F...