The portion of thy measures - i. e., “thy measured portion” Job 11:9. Others render it: “the portion of thy lap,” the upper garment being constantly used for holding things Ruth 3:15.In falsehood i. e - in idols (see the marginal reference). read more
Jeremiah 13:24-25. Therefore will I scatter them Separate them from one another, and disperse them abroad in that strange and remote country to which they are carried captive; as the stubble, or chaff, rather, that passeth away by the wind That is dissipated and carried far away by a fierce wind: he adds, of the wilderness, to render the declaration the more emphatical, the chaff being more easily and effectually scattered by the wind in an open place, where there are no houses. ... read more
A nation useless and disgraced (13:1-27)In an effort to emphasize God’s warnings to Judah more forcefully, Jeremiah gave them an illustration that they could all see. He took a piece of clean new cloth, put it around his waist, then walked to a distant river where he buried the cloth in the river bank. Some time later he returned to the river and brought back the cloth for all to see. It was now rotten and useless (13:1-7). The meaning is that Judah, the nation that was supposed to be morally... read more
stubble = (Hebrew. kash), not crushed straw (Hebrew. teben). wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . read more
trusted = confided. Hebrew. batah. App-69 . read more
"This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. Therefore will I uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear.""Thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood" (Jeremiah 13:25). Trusting in falsehood means worshipping idols and believing in them. Such worship is also designated as "The Lie" in Jeremiah."Uncover thy skirts upon thy face ..." (Jeremiah 13:26). The shameful punishment of an... read more
Jeremiah 13:24. By the wind of the wilderness— "The most vehement storms to which Judaea was subject came from the great desert country to the south of it." See Bishop Lowth's Note on Isaiah 21:1. read more
24. ( :-). by the wind—before the wind. of the wilderness—where the wind has full sweep, not being broken by any obstacle. read more
25. portion of thy measures—the portion which I have measured out to thee (Job 20:29; Psalms 11:6). falsehood— (Psalms 11:6- :), false gods and alliances with foreign idolaters. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 13:24
Stubble - Broken straw separated from the wheat after the grain had been trampled out by the oxen. Sometimes it was burned as useless; at other times left to be blown away by the wind from the desert. read more