Jeremiah 10 - Introduction
JEREMIAH 7-10. A new section begins here, containing prophecies presumably uttered in the earlier years of Jehoiakim (608- 604), except Jeremiah 10:1 *.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH 7-10. A new section begins here, containing prophecies presumably uttered in the earlier years of Jehoiakim (608- 604), except Jeremiah 10:1 *.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY, This passage (like Jeremiah 9:23) interrupts the connexion of Jeremiah 9:22 and Jeremiah 10:17; its denunciation of the idols of the heathen as utterly futile for good or evil relates it to the times of Deutero-Isaiah (_cf._ Isaiah 44:11 ff.), and sharply distinguishes it from... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEPARTURE INTO EXILE. The personified community is told to pick up its bundle (_mg.),_ and prepare for the inevitable exile. She bewails her hurt and her spoilt dwelling. These troubles, says the prophet, come from her unwise rulers (shepherds), and already are upon her. Identifying himself with... [ Continue Reading ]