Jeremiah 16:5

TAKEN AWAY. Hebrew. _'asaph._. _Homonym,_ with two meanings: (1) to protect, or heal (Numbers 12:14; Numbers 12:15; 2 Kings 5:6; Psalms 27:10); (2) to snatch away (Psalms 26:9; Psalms 16:5). PEACE: or, blessing. SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle. MERCIES. compassions, or tender mercies.... [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 16:6

CUT THEMSELVES... MAKE... BALD. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 19:28; Leviticus 21:5.Deuteronomy 14:1; Deuteronomy 14:1). Compare Jeremiah 41:5; Jeremiah 47:5.... [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 16:7

MEN TEAR THEMSELVES. break [bread]. Hebrew. _paras,_ to break, used of breaking bread, as in Isaiah 58:7; Ezekiel 24:17; Hosea 9:4, and Revised Version. The _Ellipsis_, is wrongly supplied in Authorized Version. See the margin there.... [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 16:9

THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE GOD OF ISRAEL. See note on Jeremiah 7:3. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._. THE BRIDE. Compare Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11... [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 16:10

WHEREFORE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis,_ App-6. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 29:24; Deuteronomy 29:25). Compare Jeremiah 5:19. EVIL. mischief, or calamity. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44. INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'avah._ App-44. SIN. Hebrew. _chata'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 16:12

IMAGINATION. stubbornness. Reference to Pentateuch, (see notes on Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 7:24; Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 13:10). App-92. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]

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