Bible Commentary

What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them [to be] captains, [and] as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? 21. The construction and order in MT. are difficult, and the Hebrew words seem to have suffered some dislocation in the course of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:21”

Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where [is] the flock [that] was given thee, thy beautiful flock? 20. Lift up your eyes, and behold ] The verbs in MT. are fem. and sing., with a variant (’ri) mas. and pl. The pronoun, probably by a slip, is pl. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:20”

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open [them]: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive. 19. the South ] Heb. the Negeb, a barren region in the S. of Judah (see Gen 12:9 mg.), whose cities are named Jos 15:21-32. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:19”

Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, [even] the crown of your glory. 18. your headtires ] The word in MT. means the place of the head (and so the same consonants with rather different vocalisation in Gen 28:11, 1Sa 19:16; 1Sa 26:7). We … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:18”

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for [your] pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive. 17. the Lord’s flock ] As the rulers are called elsewhere (Jer 2:8 mg., Jer 3:15, Jer 6:3) shepherds … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:17”

Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, [and] make [it] gross darkness. 16. The figure is that of mountain travellers overtaken by darkness. Unable to advance without danger … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:16”

Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. 15. be not proud ] Do not refuse through self-sufficiency to listen. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 15 17. Let Judah beware while there is time The prophet bids them acknowledge Jehovah, by submission and obedience, before they are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:15”

And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. 14. And I will dash them one against another ] Seized with the giddiness which accompanies intoxication, they shall be a source of mutual destruction. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:14”

Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. The kings … – i. e., his successors in general. In the fall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:13”

Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? 12. bottle ] rather, as mg. jar. As surely as bottles are used for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:12”