Bible Commentary

Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, [and] my curtains in a moment. 20. is cried ] better, one destruction (lit. breach) meeteth (followeth upon) another. The Hebrew verb is ambiguous. curtains ] tent-hangings. Cp. Jer 10:20; Ca. Jer 1:5; Isa 54:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:20”

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 19. My bowels ] considered as the seat of profound emotion. Cp. Jer 31:20, Isa 16:11; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:19”

Thy way and thy doings have procured these [things] unto thee; this [is] thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart. 18. Thy way and thy doings ] See on Jer 7:3. wickedness ] i.e. its result, viz. calamity. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Thy wickedness – This … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:18”

As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD. 17. As keepers of a field ] If the MT. stands, the point of comparison will lie in the improvised shelters put up by guardians of cattle in the open country and those put … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:17”

Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, [that] watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah. 16. make ye mention to the nations ] They are bidden to witness the impending judgement. Cp. Mic 1:2, and the appeal to heaven and earth in Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:16”

For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim. 15. The connexion is, It is high time to amend, for, etc. a voice ] better, Hark! one declareth. Dan ] on the northern border of Palestine. See Deu 34:1. the hills of Ephraim ] or, Mount Ephraim, the range dividing Ephraim from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:15”

O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? 14. How long, etc.] Cp. Hos 8:5. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Thy vain thoughts – Thy iniquitous thoughts. Aven, the word used here, is especially applied to the sin of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:14”

Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots [shall be] as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. 13. as clouds ] a further simile for the invader. Cp. Eze 38:16, and Joe 2:2. his chariots shall be as the whirlwind ] Cp. Isa 5:28; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:13”

[Even] a full wind from those [places] shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them. 12. a full wind from these ] i.e. a violent wind from the bare heights in the wilderness. It is better, however, to render nearly as mg. a wind too strong for these things, too violent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:12”

At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 11. A hot wind ] The foe comes not as a gentle wind, such as that used (see on Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 4:11”