Bible Commentary

Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay [me]: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal [thus] with them in the time of thine anger. 23. overthrown ] lit. as mg. made to stumble. Cp. Jer 6:15; Jer 6:21. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:23”

Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. 22. The havoc wrought in battle outside the walls is followed by the sacking of the houses of the city. they have digged … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:22”

Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their [blood] by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and [be] widows; and let their men be put to death; [let] their young men [be] slain by the sword in battle. 21 23. See on Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:21”

Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, [and] to turn away thy wrath from them. 20. Shall evil be recompensed for good?] Jeremiah had interceded for the people in times past, e.g. ch. Jer 14:7; Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:20”

Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. The voice – i. e., the outcry and threats. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible The several following verses, to the end of this chapter, contain the prophets prayer by way of appeal to God against those … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:19”

Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. 18. they ] the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:18”

I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. 17. as with an east wind ] better, perhaps, as an east wind. look upon their face ] mg. shew them the back, and not the face, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:17”

To make their land desolate, [and] a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. Hissing – Not derision, but the drawing in of the breath quickly as men do when they shudder. Way his head – Or, shake his head, a sign among the Jews not of scorn … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:16”

Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways [from] the ancient paths, to walk in paths, [in] a way not cast up; 15. For ] This continues the thought of the 13th v., Jer 18:14 being parenthetic. vanity ] lit. unreality, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:15”

Will [a man] leave the snow of Lebanon [which cometh] from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken? 14. The unnatural conduct of Israel (cp. Jer 8:7) is illustrated. rock of the field ] The strangeness of the expression has led to the conjectural … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 18:14”