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Verse Jeremiah 5:2. _THE LORD LIVETH_] Though they profess to _bind
themselves_ by Jehovah, as if they acknowledged him their God and only
Lord, yet they _swore falsely_; for not believing in him, the...
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Though they take the most binding form of oath, they do so only as a
means of deceiving others....
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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 (Jeremiah 5:30)
Jeremiah...
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THE SINS OF JERUSALEM. Jeremiah is bidden to seek even one man in
Jerusalem, for whose sake Yahweh may spare the city (_cf._ Genesis
18:16), one man of justice and faithfulness (_mg.) ;_ even the oath...
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Though, as professed servants of Jehovah, they take the most solemn
form of oath, yet they use it to give weight to a lie. Cp. Isaiah
48:1.
_surely_ This rendering is obtained by the change of one le...
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SURELY THEY SWEAR FALSELY— _Nevertheless,_ &c. See Jeremiah 5:7 and
ch. Jeremiah 4:2. Let what we say be ever so true, if we believe it
not to be so, we have not spoken truth. Custom has brought many...
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C. Causes of Coming Judgment Jeremiah 5:1-31
In chapter five Jeremiah discusses the various reasons why God must
judge His people. The nation has been guilty of at least six terrible
sins: (1) moral...
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And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
THOUGH THEY SAY, THE LORD LIVETH - (, "They profess that they know
God, but in works they deny Him").
SWEAR FALSELY - not a judic...
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1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness....
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THE LORD LIVETH. — The words imply that a distinction between the
binding powers of different formulæ of adjuration, like that of the
later scribes (Matthew 23:16), was already in some degree prevalen...
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וְ אִ֥ם חַי ־יְהֹוָ֖ה יֹאמֵ֑רוּ
לָכֵ֥ן לַ † שֶּׁ֖קֶר יִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃...
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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 understand what is written here and elsewhere in the pages
of prophecy, two thing...
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WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION
Jeremiah 5:1-6; Jeremiah 19:1-15; Jeremiah 20:1-18; Jeremiah 21:1-14;
Jeremiah 22:1-30; Jeremiah 23:1-40; Jeremiah 24:1-10; Jeremiah
25:1-38; Jeremiah 26:1-24; Jeremiah 27:1-22;...
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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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And though they say, The (b) LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
(b) Though they pretend religion and holiness, yet all is but
hypocrisy: for under this kind of swearing is contained the true
rel...
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_Falsely. Some may confess my name. But they swear falsely, chap. iv.
2. (Calmet) --- Unless the requisite conditions be observed, an oath
is unlawful. (Worthington)_...
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If we read these verses with a gospel comment, the amount of them will
be similar to what the Apostle made on one of the Psalms of David. See
Psalms 14:2; Romans 3:10. But Reader! cannot you and I fin...
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This is added by way of anticipation; for the Jews, as it is well
known, thought that they had a cover for all their vices, inasmuch as
they had God’s name continually in their mouths. Since then they...
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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 t...
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AND THOUGH THEY SAY, THE LORD LIVETH,.... It might be said, that there
were multitudes that made mention of the name of the Lord, that
professed it, and swore by it; which sometimes is put for the wor...
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And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Ver. 2. _And though they say, The Lord liveth,_] _i.e., _ Albeit they
talk religiously, as those pretenders also did, Isa 66:5 and mak...
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_And though they say, The Lord liveth_, &c. Though, when they swear,
they use the common form of an oath, and say, _The Lord liveth_, or,
_as the Lord liveth_, or, _by the living God. Surely_, or rath...
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LACK OF TRUTH AND FAITH IN PUBLIC LIFE...
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1-9 None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the
Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises.
The poor were ignorant, and therefore they were wicked. Wha...
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THOUGH THEY SAY, THE LORD LIVETH; though when they swear, they use the
form of an oath, and say, The LORD LIVETH, JEREMIAH 5:2, or, By the
_living God_. By swearing here we may understand all their se...
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Jeremiah 5:2 say H559 (H8799) LORD H3068 lives H2416 swear H7650
(H8735) falsely H8267
though - Jeremiah 4:2, Jeremiah 7:9; Leviticus 19:12; Isaiah 48:1;
Hosea 4:1-2,...
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YHWH GIVES HIS REASONS WHY JERUSALEM WILL NOT BE PARDONED AND JEREMIAH
MAKES A VAIN SEARCH FOR A RIGHTEOUS MAN (JEREMIAH 5:1).
YHWH now vindicates His decision to bring inevitable judgment. He
assures...
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Jeremiah 5:2
Commonplace belief in God.
I. Commonplace belief is the assent we give to something which is told
us, because we see no reason for thinking the thing untrue in itself,
nor yet for callin...
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Jeremiah 5:1. _Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and
see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can
find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seek...
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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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_Run ye. .. and see. .. if ye can find a man._
A MAN; OR, THE DIVINE IDEAL UNREALISED
I. The Divine idea of a man. One “that executeth Judgment, that
seeketh the truth.” This involves--
1. A righte...
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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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1 Timothy 1:10; 2 Timothy 3:5; Hosea 10:4; Hosea 4:1; Hosea 4:15;
Hosea 4:2; Isaiah 48:1; Jeremiah 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; Leviticus 19:12;...
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Though — Though when they swear, they use the form of an oath, and
say, the Lord liveth, or by the living God: yet it is neither in truth
nor righteousness....