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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:5

If thou hast run with the footmen - If the smallest evils to which thou art exposed cause thee to make so many bitter complaints, how wilt thou feel when, in the course of thy prophetic ministry, thou shalt be exposed to much greater, from enemies much more powerful? Footmen may here be the symbol of common evil events; horsemen, of evils much more terrible. If thou have sunk under small difficulties, what wilt thou do when great ones come? And if in the land of peace, wherein thou... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:1

Verse 1 The minds of the faithful, we know, have often been greatly tried and even shaken, on seeing all things happening successfully and prosperously to the despisers of God. We find this complaint expressed at large in Psalms 73:0. The Prophet there confesses that he had well — nigh fallen, as he had been treading in a slippery place; he saw that God favored the wicked; at least, from the appearance of things, he could form no other judgment, but that they were loved and cherished by God. We... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:2

Verse 2 When the happiness of the wicked disturbs our minds, two false thoughts occur to us, — either that this world is ruled by chance and not governed by God’s providence, or that God does not perform the office of a good and righteous judge when he suffers light to be so blended with darkness. But the Prophet here takes it as granted, that the world is governed by God’s providence; he therefore does not touch the false notion, which yet harasses pious minds, that fortune governs the world.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:3

Verse 3 The Prophet is not here solicitous about himself, but, on the contrary, undertakes the defense of his own office, as though he had said that, he faithfully discharged the office committed to him by God. Though then the Jews, and even the citizens of Anathoth, his own people, unjustly persecuted him, yet he was not excited by private wrongs; and though he disregarded these entirely, he yet could not give up the defense of his office. He then does not speak here of his own private... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:4

Verse 4 Jeremiah confirms the former sentence and more strongly reproves the Jews, who still continued obstinately to despise what he had said: “What do you mean, he says? for God’s judgment appears as to brute beasts and birds; and what have birds and sheep and oxen deserved? Ye know that there is no fault in miserable animals, and yet the curse of God is through them set before you; ye see that God is offended with brute animals, but the fault is doubtless in you. And will God spare you, when... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:5

Verse 5 Many think that God here checks the boldness of Jeremiah, as though he had exceeded the limits of moderation when he contended with God, as we have seen, because he patiently endured the reprobate and did not immediately punish them. Hence they elicit this meaning from rite words, “Thou hast hitherto been contending with mortals, and hast confessed that thou didst maintain an unequal contest; dost thou dare now to assail me, who am far greater than the whole world? Footmen have wearied... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1

Painfully exercised by the mysteries of the Divine government, the prophet opens his grief to Jehovah. Righteous art thou, etc.; rather, Righteous wouldest thou be , O Jehovah , if I should plead with thee ; i.e. if I were to bring a charge against thee, I should be unable to convict thee of injustice (comp. Psalms 51:4 ; Job 9:2 ). The prophet, however, cannot refrain from laying before Jehovah a point which seems to him irreconcilable with the Divine righteousness. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1

Perplexing questions. "Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper?" etc. Unquestionably they very often do. Some of the reasons are— I. THEY ARE MORE SHREWD . "The children of this generation are wiser than the children of light." They give more heed to the laws of success, are more alert to seize opportunities and to guard against those men and things which would work them harm. No amount of piety will compensate for inattention to the laws of success. II. THEY ARE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-2

The prosperity of the wicked. I. THE DIFFICULTY . The prosperity of the wicked was a difficulty of peculiar force to the Jews, since it seemed to contradict an item of their peculiar faith—the doctrine of temporal rewards and punishments. The difficulty is less to us Christians; but it is idle to deny its existence. It is threefold. 1. The success of wickedness . The treacherous plans of the wicked often succeed. Their violent actions are often unchecked and produce fatal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-4

Moral difficulties with the providence of God. The tone of this address to Jehovah is strikingly contrasted with that to the men of Anathoth. To them he is as a lion or a brazen wall. To Jehovah he is as a fretful child, ignorant, willful, perverse, and requiring to be corrected. I. THE PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED A STUMBLING - BLOCK TO FAITH . ( Jeremiah 12:1 , Jeremiah 12:2 .) David even is envious over this, and many a saint has felt its bitterness in his soul.... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-4

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