Bible Commentary

Forasmuch as [there is] none like unto thee, O LORD; thou [art] great, and thy name [is] great in might. 6. There is none ] This sense can only be got by omitting the first letter in MT. The omission can, however, be justified, as it may be an accidental repetition by a scribe of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:6”

They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good. 5. palm tree, of turned work ] Substitute mg., comparing, as above, Bar 6:70 (“scarecrow”). See introd. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:5”

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 4. The idol is covered with plates of silver and gold, and secured to its place. move ] lit. shake. Cp. Isa 40:20; Isa 41:7. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges They deck … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:4”

For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 3. customs ] lit. as mg. statutes. The expression is strange in this connexion. Probably the word in MT. has suffered corruption, but no substitute commanding general … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:3”

Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 2. the signs of heaven ] heavenly portents, such as comets, meteors, or eclipses, an allusion to the Babylonian love of astrology. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:2”

Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: Ch. Jer 10:1-16. The folly of idolatry It is now generally recognised that this passage is a later insertion, for ( a) it breaks the connexion between Jer 9:1-22 and Jer 10:17 ff.; while by its omission the train of thought … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 10:1”

Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all [that are] in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all [these] nations [are] uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel [are] uncircumcised in the heart. All that are in the utmost corners – Really, all who have the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:26”

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all [them which are] circumcised with the uncircumcised; 25, 26. circumcised in their uncircumcision ] probably meaning circumcised in body but not in heart. “Judah cannot rely on a rite which she shares with the heathen, indeed the corresponding inward circumcision is as lacking … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:25”

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD. 24. Quoted freely 1Co 1:31 ; 2Co 10:17. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges This is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:24”

Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches: 23 26. See summary introducing the section. Piety alone is the source of true glory. Circumcision, as the mere external mark of the covenant, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:23”