Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, [even] the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
19. The conclusion of the threefold appeal. Thus God pledges Himself as it were in the sight of the whole world, that He will no longer forbear.
the fruit of their thoughts ] the results of their rebelliousness. Cp. Pro 1:31.
my law ] See on Jer 8:8.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The fathers understood this to be the decree rejecting the Jews from being the Church.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Hear, O earth; the inhabitants of the earth; or else God having spoken to the rational, he now speaks to the very senseless creatures to observe his proceedings, Eze 36:4.
I will bring evil; the Chaldean army, with all the direful effects of it. The fruit of their thoughts: q.d. They may thank themselves for what is come upon them, being the fruit of all these contrivances and wicked imaginations that their hearts were full of, Pro 1:29-31; see Isa 59:7; Jer 4:14; by which phrase is also intimated that their sins were not some slight oversights, but meditated and digested wickedness; and therefore God will bring upon them the just punishment for their doings.
My words; those messages that I so frequently and earnestly sent unto them by my prophets, Pro 1:24,25.
But rejected it; as it were bidding open defiance to me, scorning to be ruled by me.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
19. (Isa1:2).
fruit of . . . thoughts(Pr 1:31).
nor to my law, but rejecteditliterally, “and (as to) My law they have rejected it.”The same construction occurs in Ge22:24.
20. Literally, “Towhat purpose is this to Me, that incense cometh to Me?”
incense . . . cane(Isa 43:24; Isa 60:6).No external services are accepted by God without obedience of theheart and life (Jer 7:21; Psa 50:7-9;Isa 1:11; Mic 6:6,&c.).
sweet . . . sweetantithesis.Your sweet cane is not sweet to Me. The calamus.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people,…. The people of the Jews; the evil of punishment, for the evil of sin committed by them; wherefore the earth, and the inhabitants of it, are called upon to bear witness to, the righteousness of such a procedure:
even the fruit of their thoughts; which they thought of, contrived, and devised; which shows that they did not do what they did inadvertently, but with thought and design. Kimchi interprets it of sinful deeds and actions, the fruit of thoughts; but his father, of thoughts themselves. The Talmudists, y comment upon it thus,
“a thought which brings forth fruit, the holy blessed God joins it to an action; but a thought in which there is no fruit, the holy blessed God does not join to action;”
that is, in punishment; very wrongly. For the sense is, that God would bring upon them the calamities and distresses their thoughts and the evil counsels of their minds deserved. The Targum renders it,
“the retribution or reward of their works.”
Because they have not hearkened unto my words; spoken to them by the prophets:
nor to my law, but rejected it; neither hearkened to the law, nor to the prophets, but despised both. The Targum is,
“because they obeyed not the words of my servants, the prophets, and abhorred my law.”
y T. Bab. Kiddushin, fol. 40. 1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
He then adds, Hear, thou earth This is general, as though he said, “Hear ye, all the inhabitants of the earth: “ Behold, I am bringing an evil on this people He would have directly addressed the Jews, had they ears to hear; but as their vices and contempt of God had made them deaf, it was necessary for him to address the earth. Now, God testifies here that he should not act cruelly in visiting with severity this people, as he would only reward them as they deserved. The sum of what is said then is, that however grievous might be the punishment he would inflict, yet the people could not complain of immoderate rigor, for they should only receive what their works justly deserved. But Jeremiah not only speaks of their works, but he mentions the fruit of their thoughts; for they concocted their wickedness within, so that they did not offend God through levity or ignorance. By thoughts, then, he means that daily meditation on evil, to which the Jews had habituated themselves. So then their interior wickedness and obstinacy are here set forth.
He afterwards adds, Because they have not to my words attended, and for nothing have they esteemed my law. We ever see that the guilt of the Jews was increased by the circumstance, that God had exhorted them by his servants, and that they had rejected all instruction. That they then would not hearken, and that they counted the law and instruction as nothing, made it evident that their sin could not by any pretense be excused; for they knowingly and openly carried on war with God himself, according to what is said of the giants.
We may learn from this passage, that nothing is more abominable in the sight of God than the contempt of divine truth; for his majesty, which shines forth in his word, is thereby trampled under foot; and further, it is art extreme ingratitude in men, when God himself invites them to salvation, willfully to seek their own ruin and to reject his favor. It is no wonder then that God cannot endure the contempt of his word; by which his majesty, as I have said, is dishonored, and his goodness, by which he would secure the salvation of men, is treated with the basest ingratitude. He afterwards adds —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Jer 6:19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, [even] the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Ver. 19. Hear, O earth. ] In case none else will hear.
Even the fruit of their thoughts.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
evil = calamity. Hebrew. ra’a’.
My law. Reference to Pentateuch. Note that “words” and “law” are put alternatively.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
O earth: Jer 22:29, Deu 4:26, Deu 30:19, Deu 32:1, Isa 1:2, Mic 6:2
even: Jer 4:4, Jer 17:10, Pro 1:24-31, Pro 15:26, Isa 59:7, Isa 66:18, Hos 10:13, Act 8:22
nor to: Jer 6:10, Jer 8:9, 1Sa 15:23, 1Sa 15:26, Pro 28:9, Hos 4:6, Joh 3:19-21, Joh 12:48
Reciprocal: Lev 26:15 – despise 2Ch 34:24 – I will bring Pro 1:31 – General Isa 5:24 – cast away Jer 2:12 – General Jer 4:18 – Thy way Jer 11:11 – I will bring Jer 29:19 – General Mic 1:5 – the transgression of Jacob
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 6:19. Hear, 0 earth is similar to hear, ye nations in the preceding verse and is to have the same comments. Fruit of their thoughts reminds us of Pauls statement, that “Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap” (Gal 6:6). These people of God had turned their thoughts to idols and were following idolatrous practices. They were thus to reap the fruit of such a sowing which was to be the captivity in a strange land. The prediction was made by the inspired prophet and recorded, giving an opportunity for all nations of the earth finally to know about it.