Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 12:2
Their veins - i. e., their heart. The reins were regarded by the Jews as the seat of the affections.
Their veins - i. e., their heart. The reins were regarded by the Jews as the seat of the affections.
Verse Jeremiah 12:2. _THOU_ ART _NEAR IN THEIR MOUTH_] They have no sincerity: they have something of the _form_ of religion, but nothing of its _power_....
CHAPTER 12 The Prophet's Prayer and the House Forsaken, Yet Compassion _ 1. The prophet's prayer (Jeremiah 12:1) 2. The house forsaken, yet compassion (Jeremiah 12:7) _ Jeremiah 12:1. In his outburs...
THE PROBLEM OF UNRIGHTEOUS PROSPERITY. Jeremiah raises (for the first time in Hebrew literature) the problem of the prosperity of the unrighteous, apparently in connexion with his experiences at Anath...
NEAR. Anathoth was. city of priests. MOUTH. Put by Figure of ch _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for the words uttered by it. REINS. kidneys. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), App-6, for the a...
Jeremiah 12:1. See summary at commencement of section. Pe. points out that this passage is very important in religious history, since it is probably the first expression we have in Hebrew literature o...
_planted_ The same metaphor is used of the whole nation, 2 Samuel 7:10. The figure of a tree is worked out in the verse. They have been placed in security and have prospered throughout life. We may co...
THEY GROW, &C.— _Thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins;_ signifies, agreeably to another passage in Scripture, _They honour thee with their lips, while their heart is far from thee,_...
C. The Prophet's Complaint Jeremiah 12:1-4 TRANSLATION (1) Righteous are you, O LORD, when I present my case unto You; yet I will speak to You with regard to matters of judgment. Why does the way of...
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. THEY GROW - literally, go on, progress. Thou give...
1-4. The prosperity of the wicked perplexes Jeremiah....
NEAR IN THEIR MOUTH, etc.] They honour God with their lips but their heart is far from Him....
THOU HAST PLANTED THEM. — The words express, of course, the questioning distrust of the prophet. The wicked flourish, so that one would think God had indeed planted them. Yet all the while they were m...
נְטַעְתָּם֙ גַּם ־שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ גַּם ־עָ֣שׂוּ...
CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
Now we hear the prophet as he appealed to Jehovah to be his Defender, and. finally, we hear the divine determination. concerning his evil neighbors. This peril was revealed to him by Jehovah. It was...
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou [art] near in their mouth, and far from their (c) reins. (c) They profess God in mouth, but deny him in...
_Reins. They have thy name in their mouth, but not in their heart, Isaias xxix. 13., and Matthew xv. 8._...
If the Reader will turn to Psalms 73:1, and remark the complaints of Asaph, on the same subject, he will find the best comment to what Jeremiah here speaks of in his experience. He will find also the...
When the happiness of the wicked disturbs our minds, two false thoughts occur to us, — either that this world is ruled by chance and not governed by God’s providence, or that God does not perform the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the call to o...
THOU HAST PLANTED THEM,.... In the land of Canaan, fixed the bounds of their habitation, given them a firm and comfortable settlement; for all the good things, even of the wicked, come from God: YEA,...
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou [art] near in their mouth, and far from their reins. Ver. 2. _Thou hast planted them, and they have tak...
_Thou hast planted them_ In a rich soil, by thy power: _they have taken root; they grow_ Their prosperity seems to be confirmed and settled by thy providence. _Thou art near in their mouth, and far fr...
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, apparently secure in their places, safe in their happiness; THEY GROW, YEA, THEY BRING FORTH FRUIT, what they undertake is crowned with rich success....
THE CONSPIRACY IN THE PROPHET'S OWN FAMILY...
THEY GROW: _ Heb._ they go on...
1-6 When we are most in the dark concerning God's dispensations, we must keep up right thoughts of God, believing that he never did the least wrong to any of his creatures. When we find it hard to un...
Here are a people that indeed talk of thee, and one that only observeth their mouths would judge thou wert near to them, and they had communion with thee; but he that observeth their lives may easily...
Jeremiah 12:2 planted H5193 (H8804) root H8327 (H8776) grow H3212 (H8799) bear H6213 (H8804) fruit...
JEREMIAH QUESTIONS THE DELAY IN THE PUNISHMENT AND ASKS WHY THE WICKED CONTINUE TO PROSPER, SEEKING GOD'S JUDGMENT ON THEM (JEREMIAH 12:1). Jeremiah 12:1 ‘You are righteous, O YHWH, when I contend w...
CONTENTS: Message on the broken covenant, concluded. Jeremiah's complaint to God and God's rebuke. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: When we find it hard to understand God's providences toward w...
Jeremiah 12:4. _He shall not see our last end._ This is sadducean language, as Psalms 104:5. “The Lord will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard.” This species of atheism blunts the edge of t...
_Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins._ GOD COMES NEARER TO THE HEARTS OF HIS PEOPLE IN THEIR DUTIES THAN HE DOTH TO ANY HYPOCRITICAL OR FORMAL PROFESSOR By God’s nearness we unders...
_Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee._ COMMUNION WITH GOD IN AFFLICTION I. Why God sees fit to afflict His children by the dispensations of His providence. 1. God sometimes afflicts...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:2 YOU PLANT THEM. Jeremiah believes God has blessed hypocrites who pretend to trust in him (Psalms 73:1)....
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. See on chap. 11, Bleek’s theory; for which there is a weight of argument. All commentators agree to connect Jeremiah 12:1 with the conclusi...
EXPOSITION JEREMIAH 12:1 Painfully exercised by the mysteries of the Divine government, the prophet opens his grief to Jehovah. Righteous art thou, etc.; rather, _Righteous wouldest thou be_,_ O Jeho...
Now Jeremiah goes on and he is talking now about the situation, the wicked man Jehoahaz that is in power. And he begins by saying, Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee (Jeremiah 12:1):...
Ezekiel 17:5; Ezekiel 19:10; Ezekiel 33:31; Isaiah 29:13;...
Far — Thou art far from their inward parts, they neither fear thee, nor love thee....