Bible Commentary

Who [is] the wise man, that may understand this? and [who is he] to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth [and] is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? 12. Who is the wise man ] meaning that there are none … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:12”

And I will make Jerusalem heaps, [and] a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. 11. jackals ] mentioned again chs. Jer 10:22 [Jer 14:6 ], Jer 49:33 [Jer 51:37 ]. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 11. A den of dragons] tannim is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:11”

For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through [them]; neither can [men] hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:10”

Shall I not visit them for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 9. Here repeated from ch. Jer 5:9; Jer 5:29. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges See Jer 5:9,29. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 9. (Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:9”

Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. 8. LXX, by a different arrangement of the words forming the second and third clauses, have the words of their mouth are deceitful, an improvement in symmetry, to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:8”

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? 7. melt ] the same Hebrew word as “refining” in Jer 6:29, where see note, and cp. Zec 13:9. how else should ] or, how (terribly) will. because of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:7”

Thine habitation [is] in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD. Jer 9:6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit. Strong indictment of Christian countries Who has not felt as Jeremiah? This is a Christian country. Why? Because the majority are as bent on self-pleasing, as careless … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:6”

And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, [and] weary themselves to commit iniquity. 5. Here, and in Jer 9:4, the verbs had best be rendered by present tenses. deceive ] better (as mg.) mock. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:5”

Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders. 4. Cp. Mic 7:5 f. “The mutual distrust, which had already in the time of Hezekiah broken up families and divided the nearest friends, and made a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:4”

And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. 3. falsehood ] as the arrow. For the figure cp. Psa 64:3 f. truth ] mg. faithfulness. See on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:3”