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Verse Jeremiah 5:5. _I WILL GET ME UNTO THE GREAT MEN_] Those whose
circumstances and rank in life gave them opportunities of information
which the others could not have, for the reasons already given...
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THEY HAVE KNOWN ... - Men of education, who read the Scriptures, and
learn from them the nature of God’s judgments.
BUT THESE - literally, surely they (compare Jeremiah 5:4).
THE YOKE - The Mosaic l...
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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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ALTOGETHER. together, or with one accord....
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_they know_ As experts they have leisure to study the Law, and to
learn therefrom the will of God.
_broken the yoke, and burst the bands_ of the Law and of obedience.
The bands are the fastenings of...
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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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I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they
have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but
these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds....
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5:5 altogether (b-28) Or 'with one consent.'...
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1-9. The universal corruption of the city prevents forgiveness....
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I WILL GET ME. — The prophet turns from the masses to the few, from
the poor to the great, repeating, as with a grave, indignant irony,
the words that describe the true wisdom which he has not found i...
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אֵֽלֲכָה ־לִּ֤י אֶל ־הַ גְּדֹלִים֙ וַ
אֲדַבְּרָ֣ה אֹותָ֔ם כִּ֣י הֵ֗מָּה
יָדְעוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֔ה מִשְׁפַּ֖ט
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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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I will go to the (e) great men, and will speak to them; for they have
known the way of the LORD, [and] the judgment of their God: but these
have altogether broken the yoke, [and] burst the bonds.
(e)...
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Was there ever a more decisive testimony than what these verses
afford, of the universal corruption, ignorance and ruined state of all
men, as well rich as poor, and which the fall hath induced in the...
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He now adds, _I will go to the great _By the great he meant the
priests and the prophets, as well as the king’s counselors, and the
king himself. _I will go, _(132) then, he says, _to the great, and
w...
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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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I WILL GET ME UNTO THE GREAT MEN, AND SPEAK UNTO THEM,.... The
princes, nobles, and judges, the elders of the people, the scribes and
doctors of the law:
FOR THEY HAVE KNOWN THE WAY OF THE LORD, AND...
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I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they
have known the way of the LORD, [and] the judgment of their God: but
these have altogether broken the yoke, [and] burst the bonds....
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_O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth_ Dost thou not approve of
truth and faithfulness? And dost thou not search men's hearts, and
clearly discern their real dispositions from their hypocritical...
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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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I WILL GET ME UNTO THE GREAT MEN, i.e. to the nobles, both prince and
priest, that have more time to consider these things, have been better
taught and educated, PROVERBS 4:4. Not that Jeremiah had an...
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Jeremiah 5:5 go H3212 (H8799) men H1419 speak H1696 (H8762) known
H3045 (H8804) way H1870 LORD H3068 judgment H4941 God H430 altogether
H3162 broken H7665 (H8804) yoke H5923 burst H5423 (H8765) bonds...
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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 5:1. _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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Acts 4:26; Acts 4:27; Amos 4:1; Ezekiel 22:25; Ezekiel 22:6; James
2:5; Jeremiah 6:13; Luke 18:24; Luke 19:14; Malachi 2:7;...
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But — These are more refractory than the other; no law of God is
able to hold them....