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Verse Jeremiah 6:20. _INCENSE FROWN SHEBA_] Sheba was in Arabia,
famous for the best incense. It was situated towards the southern
extremity of the peninsula of Arabia; and was, in respect of Judea, _...
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THE SWEET CANE - The same as the scented cane of Exodus 30:23 (see the
note).
YOUR BURNT OFFERINGS - The rejection of ritual observances is
proclaimed by the two prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, who chie...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The call to the children of Benjamin (Jeremiah 6:1) _
2. Corruption and the deserved judgment (Jeremiah 6:9)
3. The prophet addressed (Jeremiah 6:27)...
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Jeremiah 6:16. OBEDIENCE MORE THAN SACRIFICE. Yahweh vainly bade the
people stand at the parting of the ways (Hebrew, by the ways), and
seek the ancient road to prosperity, that they may find repose f...
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INCENSE. frankincense. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the
Part), App-6, ror the whole incense of which it was an ingredient.
SHEBA. In the south of Arabia.
NOT ACCEPTABLE. Compare Isaiah 1...
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The third division. See introd. note to the ch....
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For the uselessness of ceremonial without obedience, cp. Isaiah 1:11;
Hosea 6:6; Amos 5:21 ff.; Micah 6:6;...
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TO WHAT PURPOSE, &C.— Sheba was part of Arabia Felix, and famous for
its incense and perfumes. Respecting the _sweet cane,_ see Isaiah
43:24. The prophet here reproves the hypocrisy of the Jews, who
e...
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4. _Prescription for deliverance_ (Jeremiah 6:16-21)
TRANSLATION
(16) Thus said the LORD: Stand along side the ways and observe. Ask
for the old ways where the good way is and walk in it and you will...
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To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet
cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor
your sacrifices sweet unto me.
TO WHAT PURPOSE COMETH THE...
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6:20 cane (f-15) As 'sweet myrtle,' Exodus 30:23 ; 'calamus,' Song of
Solomon 4:14 ; 'cane,' Isaiah 43:24 ....
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1-8. The hostile army approaches....
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SHEBA] in the S. of Arabia. The general sense of the v. is, 'To obey
is better than sacrifice' (1 Samuel 15:22). CANE] i.e. calamus, a
sweet-scented reed, used in making the anointing oil....
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INCENSE FROM SHEBA. — The land that had a proverbial fame both for
gold and frankincense (Isaiah 60:6; Ezekiel 27:22), the _thus Sabæum
of_ Virg., _Æn._ i. 416, 417. So Milton, _Par. Lost,_ 4 —
“Sabæ...
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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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This judgment the prophet now described. A fierce and relentless foe,
acting under the word of Jehovah, is described as coming up against
Jerusalem. The prophet declared that the city would be taken,...
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To what purpose cometh there to me (r) incense from Sheba, and the
sweet cane from a distant country? your burnt offerings [are] not
acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet to me.
(r) Read (Isaiah 1:11...
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_To me. For want of proper dispositions; otherwise the offerings of
the best things were enjoined, and commendable. The Jews are taught
not to depend on external observances, while they neglect the he...
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In what strong terms doth the Lord set forth the folly of outward
things, as the incense and the cane, when there was no inward offering
of the heart. What are all acts of religion, when there is no
r...
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The Prophet here replies to those hypocrites, who thought that they
made an expiation when they had offered incense and sacrifices, as
though that was all that was necessary in serving God: and hence...
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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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TO WHAT PURPOSE COMETH THERE TO ME INCENSE FROM SHEBA,.... In Persia
or Arabia, from whence incense was brought, and perhaps the best; see
Isaiah 60:6, and yet the offering of this was of no esteem wi...
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To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet
cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Ver. 20. _To what purpose c...
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_To what purpose incense from Sheba?_ Sheba was a part of Arabia
Felix, and famous for its spices and perfumes, Isaiah 9:6. Here the
prophet reproves the hypocrisy of the Jews, who sought to cover the...
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THE IMPENDING JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED...
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To what purpose cometh there to Me incense from Sheba, that from the
coasts and islands of Southern Arabia, AND THE SWEET CANE, the
calamus, FROM A FAR COUNTRY? the root of which was used in the
prepa...
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18-30 God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for
their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator;
but when offered to purchase a license to go on in sin, they p...
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OLBHeb;
TO WHAT PURPOSE? an interrogation of expostulation and contempt,
wherein God by the prophet meets with their hypocrisy, who pleased
themselves with their outward oblations and sacrifices, and...
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Jeremiah 6:20 Comes H935 (H8799) frankincense H3828 Sheba H7614 sweet
H2896 cane H7070 far H4801 country H776 offeri
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YHWH NOW DESCRIBES THE TOTAL INTRANSIGENCE OF HIS PEOPLE AND DISMISSES
THEIR ATTEMPTS TO PACIFY HIM BY RELIGIOUS RITUAL AND OFFERINGS,
CONFIRMING TO THEM THE JUDGMENT THAT IS INEVITABLY COMING ON THEM...
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IN VIEW OF JUDAH'S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO HIS WARNINGS YHWH STRESSES
THAT THE INVASION IS NOW IMMINENT (JEREMIAH 6:1).
Chapter 4 had predicted that invasion was coming, and chapter 5 had
given the reas...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's second message, continued. The terrors that
should come because of sin.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: The God of mercy is loath to depart even from a provoking
people,...
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Jeremiah 6:1. _Oh ye children of Benjamin flee out of the midst of
Jerusalem._ Many of this tribe lived in the city. _Blow the trumpet_
[of alarm] _in Tekoa,_ a village twelve miles from Jerusalem,
ac...
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_Your burnt offerings are not acceptable._
WASTE WORSHIP
I. The manifest failure of these Jewish offerings.
1. By these their consecration was to be furthered. But they were
foul.
2. By these thei...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 6:20 Performing religious rituals, without
faith and obedience, is unacceptable to God (Isaiah 1:10; Amos 5:
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
POSITION OF THIS CHAPTER THE SAME. (Comp. notes on 3, 4, 5.)
2. GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES.— Jeremiah 6:1. “_Tekoa:_” a small
town of defenc...
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EXPOSITION
A prophecy, in five stanzas or strophes, vividly describing the
judgment and its causes, and enforcing the necessity of repentance.
JEREMIAH 6:1
Arrival of a hostile army from the north,...
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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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1 Kings 10:1; 1 Kings 10:10; 1 Kings 10:2; Amos 5:21; Amos 5:22;...
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Sheba — A country in Arabia Faelix, to which country frankincense
was peculiar. The sweet cane — The same that is mentioned as an
ingredient in the holy oil, Exodus 30:23. To what purpose art thou at...
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Do the later prophets disavow the earlier sacrificial system of Moses?
(See comments on Hosea 6:6)...