Bible Commentary

And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as [are] for death, to death; and such as [are] for the sword, to the sword; and such as [are] for the famine, to the famine; and such as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 15:2”

Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth. Jer 15:1 . Though Moses and Samuel stood before me ] No advocate, however powerful his intercession, could now prevail with Me. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 15:1”

Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things]. 22. A fragment, as shewn by its subject, of the former of the two utterances … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:22”

Do not abhor [us], for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. 21. the throne of thy glory ] Jerusalem, or more particularly the Temple, where the visible glory was enthroned above the Ark. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Jer 14:21 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:21”

We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, [and] the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. 20 22. In these vv. three pleas are urged on behalf of the people: (i) their contrition, (ii) God’s honour, (iii) their hopelessness of any other aid. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Jer 14:20 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:20”

Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and [there is] no healing for us? we looked for peace, and [there is] no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! A second (compare Jer 14:7-9) earnest intercession, acknowledging the wickedness of the nation, but appealing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:19”

If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. 18. them that are sick with famine ] lit. as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:18”

Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. 17. grievous ] Heb. sick. See on Jer 10:19. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:17”

And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 16. their wickedness ] This shall be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:16”

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 15, 16. Gi. now ( Metrik) omits these vv., apparently as failing to satisfy the metrical … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:15”