Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. 12. be ye very desolate ] lit. be ye dry. The heavens are bid to shrivel up in horror at the behaviour of the people. By a figure common in all poetry nature is called upon to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:12”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:11
Hath a nation changed [their] gods, which [are] yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for [that which] doth not profit. 11. a nation ] i.e. a heathen nation. which yet are no gods ] Therefore it need not have occasioned surprise, if their worshippers had at some time deserted them. Heathen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:10
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. 10. the isles of Kittim ] The Kittim are mentioned as descendants of Javan in Gen 10:4. Josephus ( Ant. I. vi. 1) identifies the original seat of the tribe with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:9
Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead. 9. plead ] rather, contend, as both A.V. and R.V. rightly render in Isa 49:25; Isa 50:8. To the modern ear the word “plead” suggests intercession, entreaty, a sense which the Hebrew verb never bears. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:9”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:8
The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit. 8. The wickedness of the people is matched and encouraged by that of the chief men both in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:8”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:7
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. 7. a plentiful land ] lit. a land of the Carmel. The word Carmel properly means a piece of ground fertile and well-cultivated (Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:7”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:6
Neither said they, Where [is] the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:6”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:5
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? 5. Has Israel had any excuse for their disloyalty to Me? None. have walked after vanity ] ‘vanity’ (lit. a breath) is here used in the same … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:5”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:4
Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: 4. all the families of the house of Israel ] addressed not to the ten tribes only, but to the nation as a whole. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Jer 2:4-8 What … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:4”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:3
Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. 3. Israel was holiness unto the Lord, the firstfruits of his increase ] Cp. Exo 19:6; Deu 8:6; Deu 14:2; cp. Jer 26:18 and Amo 3:2. There is no … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 2:3”