Bible Commentary

Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they [be] all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 2. a lodging place ] a caravanserai, hospice (khan). Shelter was all that they afforded. The most desolate spot is to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:2”

Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Jer 9:1 . Cp. Jer 13:16 f. This is the climax of the prophet’s lamentation, and so to be disconnected from the section that follows. Ch. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 9:1”

[Is there] no balm in Gilead; [is there] no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? 22. balm ] For balsam (balm) as a product of Gilead, see Gen 37:25 and cp. Gen 43:11; Eze 27:17. As, however, some doubt has been thrown on Gilead as a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:22”

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. 21. the hurt ] lit. the breach, and so the verb that follows. black ] mg. mourning (as to garb). Cp. on Jer 4:28. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:21”

The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 20. The harvest lasted from April to June; later came “the summer,” better (mg.), ingathering of summer fruits. As when the harvest was bad, there remained yet hopes from the yield of grapes, figs, olives, etc., and till these hopes had failed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:20”

Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: [Is] not the LORD in Zion? [is] not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, [and] with strange vanities? 19. from (mg. because of) a land … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:19”

[When] I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart [is] faint in me. 18. Oh that I could comfort myself ] lit. brighten myself. The Hebrew verb occurs here only, but is found in Arabic in this sense. See further in Dr., p. 352. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Rather, O my … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:18”

For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which [will] not [be] charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. 17. basilisks ] better (mg.) adders, for the basilisk was only fabulous. The creature here meant cannot be identified with certainty. See conjectures in Dr., pp. 351 f. No art of the charmer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:17”

The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. 16. Dan ] See Jer 4:15. strong ones ] i.e. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:16”

We looked for peace, but no good [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble! 15. See on Jer 14:19. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Health … trouble – Or, rest … terror. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Viz. Upon the persuasion of our prophets, we expected that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 8:15”