Jeremiah 8:1
The bones — This denotes the utter desolation of the city, not only rasing the walls, but turning up the very sepulchres which were accounted sacred, and not to be violated.... [ Continue Reading ]
The bones — This denotes the utter desolation of the city, not only rasing the walls, but turning up the very sepulchres which were accounted sacred, and not to be violated.... [ Continue Reading ]
Not arise — Will they never think of rising again? Not return — Will he wander for ever?... [ Continue Reading ]
Deceit — Their false prophets, encouraging themselves in their wickedness, and pleasing themselves, that their miseries should not come upon them.... [ Continue Reading ]
I — God... [ Continue Reading ]
Appointed time — The seasons of her going and coming. The judgment — God's vengeance, hovering over Jerusalem, and Judea.... [ Continue Reading ]
How — These things considered where is your wisdom? He speaks to the whole body of the people. The Lord — This may have a more special eye to the priests. In vain — For any use they made of it; neither need it ever have been copied out by the scribe. A scribe was a teacher, one well versed in the sc... [ Continue Reading ]
Pass away — Shall be taken away by their enemies.... [ Continue Reading ]
Why — The people at length seem to bethink themselves, and thus to bespeak each other. Silent — Keep close within our walls.... [ Continue Reading ]
The snorting — The fury of the Chaldeans march is described by the snorting of their horses, which is a noise they make through their nostrils. Heard — Even to Jerusalem. Have devoured — It is spoken in a prophetical style, who use to express the certainty of what shall be, as if it actually were al... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall bite — There will be no appeasing their fury by any method.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sorrow — The prophet now seems to speak, how greatly the calamity of this people affected him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Why — As if God should seem to reply; let them not think it strange, seeing they have turned their backs upon me, and trusted to idols.... [ Continue Reading ]
Am I hurt — The prophet here shews how deeply he is affected with the peoples misery. Black — I am as those that are clad in deep mourning.... [ Continue Reading ]