Bible Commentary

Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 1. a linen girdle ] Linen, not woollen, garments were appointed for priestly wear. See e.g. Exo 28:42. It was thus the fittest material for that which should symbolize the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 13:1”

But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD. Verse 17. I will – destroy that nation] Several of them did not obey, and are destroyed. Of the Moabites, Ammonites, and Chaldeans, not one vestige remains. The sixteenth verse is supposed to be a promise of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:17”

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. 16. to swear by my name ] See on ch. Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:16”

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. Verse 15. I will return, and have compassion on them] This is a promise of restoration from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:15”

Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbors, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. 14. and will pluck up from among them ] This clause, occurring in a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:14”

They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, [but] shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 13. The v., at least in its present context, is obscure. The subject is either ( a) the spoilers, whose disasters, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:13”

The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the [one] end of the land even to the [other] end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 12. bare heights ] See on ch. Jer 3:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:12”

They have made it desolate, [and being] desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth [it] to heart. 11. unto me ] lit. upon me, i.e. to my sorrow. Dr. quotes the parallel in Gen 48:7. layeth it to heart ] i.e. has taken warning in time. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:11”

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. 10. shepherds ] See on Jer 6:3. vineyard ] For this figure cp. Isa 5:1 ff. have trodden my portion under foot ] The figure is that of the destruction of vineyards by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:10”

Mine heritage [is] unto me [as] a speckled bird, the birds round about [are] against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. 9. bird of prey? are the birds of prey, etc.] The change of one consonant (reading ki for li) would enable us to unite the two questions … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 12:9”