Bible Commentary

They [are] all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: [they are] brass and iron; they [are] all corrupters. 28. grievous revolters ] Heb. revolters of revolters, one of the ways of expressing the superlative. Cp. Gen 9:25; Eze 32:21 (see note in C. B.). they are brass and iron ] an awkward expression in this place, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:28”

I have set thee [for] a tower [and] a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way. 27. a tower ] rather, as mg., a trier. It was owing to a difficulty presented by the following substantives that this was rendered tower. a fortress ] The same word (with slight difference … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:27”

O daughter of my people, gird [thee] with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, [as for] an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. 26. daughter of my people ] collective, as in Jer 4:11. wallow thyself in ] more probably, sprinkle thyself with (so LXX), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:26”

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy [and] fear [is] on every side. 25. and terror on every side ] Omit “and.” The remaining words are a characteristic expression of Jeremiah. Ch. Jer 20:3 (where see note), 10, Jer 46:5, Jer 49:29; Psa 31:13; cp. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:25”

We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail. 24. Jeremiah is here the mouthpiece of his fellow-countrymen on the arrival of the news. fame ] i.e. report. wax feeble ] lit. sink down. Cp. Isa 5:24. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:24”

They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they [are] cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. 23. set in array, as a man to the battle ] equipped as a man for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:23”

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 22. from the north country ] The reference, originally at any rate, was to the Scythians. See on Jer 1:14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 22 30. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:22”

Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish. 21. stumblingblocks ] The enemy shall trip them up in their easygoing ways. Cp. Jer 6:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:21”

To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. 20. For the uselessness of ceremonial without obedience, cp. Isa 1:11; Hos 6:6; Amo 5:21 ff.; Mic 6:6; Psa 50:13 f. frankincense from Sheba ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:20”

Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, [even] the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 19. The conclusion of the threefold appeal. Thus God pledges Himself as it were in the sight of the whole world, that He … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 6:19”