Bible Commentary

Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of their heart. Divination – i. e., conjuring, the abuse of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:14”

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. 13. assured peace ] mg. Heb. peace of truth (stability). They may have sought to support their reassuring assertions by reference to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:13”

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 12. oblation ] mg. meal offering, Heb. minah, sometimes, specially in the Levitical laws, in this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:12”

Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for [their] good. 11, 12. These vv. (to “accept them”) are very possibly (so Hitzig and Co.) an insertion by a later hand to connect the preceding passage relating to drought with that dealing with other woes. See introd. note. Gi. ( Metrik) holding … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:11”

Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 10. Even so ] My withdrawal from them is merely the counterpart of their withdrawal from Me. therefore, etc.] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:10”

Why shouldest thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man [that] cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, [art] in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. 9. astonied ] rather, by a very slight change in one Heb. letter, asleep. So LXX. For the thought cp. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:9”

O the hope of Israel, the savior thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man [that] turneth aside to tarry for a night? 8. a sojourner in the land, etc.] a passing traveller, with no interest in the country or in the people. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:8”

O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou [it] for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. 7. for thy name’s sake ] either ( a) as the covenant God of Israel, as implied by the language of Jer 14:8-9; cp. Exo 34:6, or ( b) for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:7”

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because [there was] no grass. 6. bare heights ] See on ch. Jer 3:2. pant for air ] oppressed by heat and thirst. jackals ] See on Jer 9:11, but mg. (by the change … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:6”

Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook [it], because there was no grass. 5. the hind ] For her affection for her young cp. Pro 5:19, and for ancient writers’ testimony to it see Bochart, Hierozoicon, Bk. 3 ch. 17. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Hinds use not to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 14:5”