The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:19
Shall correct … shall reprove ; rather, chastise … punish . It is a constantly renewed punishment which follows the ever-repeated offence. read more
エレミヤ書 2:18-19 Jcb
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:19
Sin self-corrected. I. SIN BRINGS ITS OWN CHASTISEMENT . 1. Sin reveals its evil character as it comes into existence, and is no sooner completed than it is regarded by its parent with disgust. The wicked action which looks attractive in desire is repulsive to reflect upon. The very sight and thought and memory of sin are bitter. The burden of guilt, the shame of an evil memory, the sin itself is thus its own chastisement. 2. Sin naturally produces its punishment. The... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:19
God's method of punishing apostasy. I. ITS OWN SIN IS TO FIND IT OUT . II. THAT THE TRUE CHARACTER OF ITS ACTIONS AND THE BITTER FRUITS OF ITS SIN MAY APPEAR .—M. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:18
Sihor - The Nile. To lean upon Egypt was a violation of the principles of theocracy.The two rivers are the two empires, and to drink their waters is to adopt their principles and religion. Compare also Isaiah 8:6-7. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:19
Correct thee - Or, “chastise thee.” Alliances with foreign powers shall bring trouble and not safety. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 2:18
Jeremiah 2:18. And now what hast thou to do, &c. “The kings of Egypt and Assyria were the most potent monarchs in the neighbourhood of Judea; and according as either of these was the stronger, the Jews made their court to him, and desired his assistance. This is expressed by drinking the waters of Sihor, an Egyptian river, which some suppose, and Dr. Waterland renders, the Nile; (see note on Isaiah 42:0; Isaiah 3:0;) and of the Euphrates, called here the river, by way of... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 2:19
Jeremiah 2:19. Thy own wickedness shall correct thee The miseries that your own sins have brought upon you, one would suppose, might be sufficient to reclaim you from your evil courses, and induce you to return to God, by a sincere repentance, Hosea 2:7. Know therefore Upon the whole matter; and see that it is an evil thing that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God For that is the thing that makes thine enemies, enemies indeed, and thy friends, friends in vain. The sense of the clause... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-19
A nation’s unfaithfulness (2:1-19)While Josiah was reconstructing the outward form of Judah’s religion, Jeremiah was searching into the deeply rooted attitudes of the people and trying to bring about a truly spiritual change. He contrasts the nation’s present sad condition with its devotion to God in former days. Israel once loved God, as a bride loves her husband. She was like the firstfruits of the harvest that belonged to God, and those who plundered her were punished (2:1-3).God now... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 2:18
the way of Egypt. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 17:16 ). Sihor: i.e. the Nile. the river: i.e. the Euphrates. read more
Subscribe
Get Bible verse every day in your inbox
Read on Mobile
Most Searched
Group of Brands
© 2025 Bibleportal.com All rights reserved.
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:18
The unreasonableness of appealing to worldly assistance in spiritual enterprises. This was the tendency of Israel when her faith grew weak. It is shown even now by those who trust to the arm of flesh, and who seek worldly alliances for the Church. We ought to be deterred from this when we consider— I. THE OPPOSITION OF THE CHARACTER AND AIMS OF THE WORLD TO THOSE OF SPIRITUAL RELIGION . II. THE UNRELIABLENESS OF THE WORLDLY . III. THE ... read more