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Against the God
(1) of Creation Jeremiah 5:22, and
(2) of Providence Jeremiah 5:24,
They sin, not merely by apostasy, but by a general immorality
extending to all classes...
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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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LET EVIL-DOERS FEAR YAHWEH. The folly of not fearing Yahweh is rebuked
by a reminder of the power of Him who has set an impassable limit even
to the sea (_cf._ the rebuke of Job's presumption by the d...
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UNDERSTANDING. Hebrew "heart"....
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These _vv_. are in whole or in part rejected as a later addition by
Stade, Du., Co., Gi., because (i) "declare" and "publish" are in the
plural, which is unusual (but see Jeremiah 4:16); (ii) the
illu...
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See summary at beginning of section....
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_understanding_ mg. Heb. _heart_, which was considered as the seat of
intelligence. See Jeremiah 24:7 ("an heart to know me"); Hosea 7:11
(mg.)....
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4. _Religious apostasy_ (Jeremiah 5:19-24)
TRANSLATION
(19) And it shall come to pass when you shall say, For what reason did
the LORD our God do all these things to us? Then you shall say unto
them,...
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Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which
have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
WHICH HAVE EYES, AND SEE NOT; WHICH HAVE EARS, AND HEAR NOT -
translate, 'Wh...
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5:21 heartless (k-7) See Hosea 7:11 ....
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1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness....
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WHICH HAVE EYES, AND SEE NOT. — An almost verbal reproduction from
Isaiah 6:10....
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שִׁמְעוּ ־נָ֣א זֹ֔את עַ֥ם סָכָ֖ל וְ
אֵ֣ין
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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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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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_Understanding. Literally, "heart," chap. iv. 22. (Haydock)_...
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Reader! observe how graciously the Lord goeth on to expostulate, and
to reason with his people. Both Israel and Judah shall hear. And by
what strong appeals from his omnipotency, he calls them to
cons...
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_Declare ye _then _this; _and what is it? _Hear, O foolish people,
_etc. Here he first reproves the Jews and Israelites for their
stupidity, because they were even without common sense; for the heart...
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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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HEAR NOW THIS, O FOOLISH PEOPLE, AND WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING,.... or,
"heart" a; Jeremiah 4:22:
WHICH HAVE EYES, AND SEE NOT; WHICH HAVE EARS, AND HEAR NOT; like the
idols they served, Psalms 115:4. th...
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Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have
eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Ver. 21. _Hear now this, O foolish people._] They were strangely
stupefied, an...
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_Hear this, O foolish people_ Ignorant and imprudent, as blind to your
interest as to your duty; _and without understanding_ Hebrew, ואין
לב, _and there is no heart_, or _without heart_, stupid and
re...
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BLINDNESS OF HEART, INGRATITUDE, DECEIT, AND VIOLENCE...
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Hear now this, O foolish people and without understanding, lacking in
spiritual insight, WHICH HAVE EYES AND SEE NOT, WHICH HAVE EARS AND
HEAR NOT, who are afflicted with spiritual blindness and dulln...
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UNDERSTANDING:
_ Heb._ heart...
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19-31 Unhumbled hearts are ready to charge God with being unjust in
their afflictions. But they may read their sin in their punishment. If
men will inquire wherefore the Lord doeth hard things unto t...
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WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING, Heb. _heart_. They have no heart to return, or
to any thing of instruction or reformation, but are stupid and
sottish, regardless of all counsel, wisdom, and common prudence. Th...
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Jeremiah 5:21 Hear H8085 (H8798) foolish H5530 people H5971
understanding H3820 eyes H5869 see H7200 (H8799) ears
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YHWH ASKS HIS PEOPLE WHY IN VIEW OF HIS CLEARLY REVEALED POWER THEY DO
NOT FEAR HIM, AND CONCLUDES THAT IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE
REVOLUTIONARIES AND REBELS, CAUGHT UP IN SIN (JEREMIAH 5:20).
YHWH addres...
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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 5:21
Notice the results of self-will as shown in the text.
I. Self-will in relation to the Divine government destroys the natural
capacities and faculties of man.
II. Self-will in relation...
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Jeremiah 5:10. _Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a
full end: take away her battlements; for the are not the LORD'S. For
the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very
tre...
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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 foolish people, and without understanding._
GOD’S JUDGMENT OF SELF-WILL
The text is part of a message which was to be declared in the house of
Jacob, and published in Israel. It shows that three...
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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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And hear not — They are wilfully blind, and obstinately deaf, will
neither see, nor hear the word, will, or works of God, of which he
giveth two instances in the two following verses....