Jeremiah 2:31-37

Israel's disregard of Jehovah's past favours

31. O generation, see ye O generation that ye are, see.

a wilderness Have I been like a place where ye lacked sustenance? Not so. Cp. Hosea 2:8.

thick darkness On the contrary ye have had the light of prophetic teaching. The mg. darkness from Jah(i.e. Jehovah) is a less likely expression to put into the Divine mouth.

We are broken loose Cp. Genesis 27:40 (R.V.) "shalt break loose." The notion of having power to carry out one's own will, is at the bottom in each case.