This verse is joined in the Hebrew to the preceding chapter. But any break at all here interrupts the meaning. A FOUNTAIN - Rather, “a reservoir,” in which tears had been stored up, so that the prophet might weep abundantly.... [ Continue Reading ]
From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins. Jeremiah 9:2 The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared his daily striving, and in some lone wilderness give way to his sorrow, without restraint. A LODGING PLACE - It was usual to build in the desert, either by private charity o... [ Continue Reading ]
The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jeremiah 9:10 THE HABITATIONS I. E - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jeremiah 6:3). SO THAT NONE CAN ... - Or, “They are parched up, with no man to pass through them; neither d... [ Continue Reading ]
To the end of Jeremiah 10 the prophet urges upon the people the practical conclusion to be drawn from God’s righteous dealings with them. The three things on which men most pride themselves are shown in this verse to have proved vain.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the prophet’s remedy for the healing of the nation. It is the true understanding and knowledge of God, of which the first means the spiritual enlightenment of the mind 1 Corinthians 2:13, the other the training of the heart unto obedience John 8:31. This knowledge of God is further said to f... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THEM WHICH ARE CIRCUMCISED ... - Rather, “all circumcised in uncircumcision,” i. e., all who though outwardly circumcised have no corresponding inward purity.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THAT ARE IN THE UTMOST CORNERS - Really, all who have the corners of their hair shorn. The people meant are those Arabs who cut the hair close upon the forehead and temples, but let it grow long behind. See Leviticus 19:27. FOR ALL THESE NATIONS ARE UNCIRCUMCISED - Or, “for all the pagan are un... [ Continue Reading ]