Bible Commentary

Shall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 29. The refrain taken up again from Jer 5:9. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges It is expressed as a thing taken for granted, he certainly will. Can I be a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:29”

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. 28. waxen fat ] Fatness was looked on as a mark of prosperity. Cp. Deu 32:15; Psa 92:14; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:28”

As a cage is full of birds, so [are] their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 27. cage ] The Hebrew word occurs elsewhere only in Amos (Jer 8:1), “a basket of summer fruit.” Here, however, Cheyne ( Pulpit Comm., ad loc.), quoting Hitzig, thinks that “the cage was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:27”

For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 26. are found wicked men ] men of such great wickedness as to infect all. set a trap ] lit. a destroyer. For an illustration of a bird-trap see on Amo 3:5 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:26”

Your iniquities have turned away these [things], and your sins have withheld good [things] from you. 25. these things ] the blessings mentioned. For the thought cp. Amo 4:6 ff. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 25. Your iniquities have turned away these things] When these appointed weeks of harvest do not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:25”

Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 24. God’s grace as shewn in nature illustrated. As the people refused to fear Him in consideration of His … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:24”

But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. 23. The people are rebellious, even as inanimate nature sometimes is. But Jehovah can control both. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Jer 5:23-24 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:23”

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:22”

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: 21. understanding ] mg. Heb. heart, which was considered as the seat of intelligence. See Jer 24:7 (“an heart to know me”); Hos 7:11 (mg.). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Without … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:21”

Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 20 22. These vv. are in whole or in part rejected as a later addition by Stade, Du., Co., Gi., because (i) “declare” and “publish” are in the plural, which is unusual (but see Jer 4:16); (ii) the illustration of Jehovah’s greatness … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 5:20”