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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:9

Verse 9 The particle עוד oud, yet, or still, is not without weight; for the Prophet intimates, that if God had already punished the perfidy and wickedness of the people, he still retained whole his right to do so, as though he had said, “Think not that you have suffered all your punishment, though I have already severely visited your fathers for their wickedness and obstinacy; for as ye proceed in the same course, and as there is no moderation nor limits to your sins, I will not desist from... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

Verse 10 Here, by a comparison, he amplifies the wickedness and ingratitude of his own nation, — that they had surpassed in levity all heathen nations; for he says that all nations so agreed in one religion, that each nation followed what it had received from its ancestors. How then was it that the God of Israel was repudiated and rejected by his own people? If there was such persistency in error, why did not truth secure credit among them who had been taught by the mouth of God himself, as... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:11

Verse 11 Hence he says, Yea, pass over unto the islands; and then he adds, see whether there is a thing like this; that is, such a monstrous and execrable thing can nowhere be found. An explanation follows, No nation has changed its gods, and yet they are no gods; that is, religion among all nations continues the same, so that they do not now and then change their gods, but worship those who have been as it were handed down to them by their fathers. And yet, he says, they are no gods If it had... read more

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

Verse 12 When the Prophet saw that he had to do with besotted men, almost void of all reason, he turned to address the heavens: and it is a way of speaking, common in the Prophets, — that they address the heaven and the earth, which have no understanding, and leave men endued with reason and knowledge. This they were wont to do in hopeless cases, when they found no disposition to learn. Hence now the Prophet bids the heavens to be astonished and to be terrified and to be reduced as it were... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:13

Verse 13 If a reason is given here why the Prophet had bidden the heavens to be astonished and terrified, then we must render the words thus, “For two evils have my people done:” but I rather think that the preceding verse is connected with the former verses. The Prophet had said, “Go to the farthest lands, and see whether any nation has changed its gods, while yet they are mere inventions.” I think then the subject is closed with the exclamation in the preceding verse, when the Prophet says,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-14

A sweet remembrance embittered; or Divine delight turned by his people's ingratitude into Divine distress. I. GOD GREATLY DELIGHTS IN HIS PEOPLE 'S LOVE . See the similitude he employs: "the love of thine espousals." It is difficult for us to recall any period in the history of Israel when such high praise as this was merited by them. For it is of their love to God rather than of his to them—though there was never any doubt about that-that the prophet is here speaking.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-37

It is always interesting to notice how later inspired writers hasten to do honor to their predecessors. Originality is not an object with the prophets, but rather the developing and adapting the truths long ago "delivered." The whole group of prophecies to which Jeremiah 2:1-37 . belongs contains numerous points of contact, in ideas or phraseology, with the song of Hoses ( Deuteronomy 32:1-52 .). The following have been indicated:—Cf. Jeremiah 2:5 with Deuteronomy 32:4 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:4-9

The indictment of Israel. The chosen nation is arraigned in all its generations and in all its orders. It is a universal and continuous crime; and it ran parallel with a succession of unheard-of mercies, deliverances, and favors. In these respects it corresponds to the sin of God's people in every age—forgetfulness of past mercy, abuse of present blessings, the corruption and perverseness of those who were entrusted with Divine mysteries and sacred offices. I. JEHOVAH APPEALS TO ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:9

I will yet plead , etc. Repeated acts of rebellion call forth repeated abjurations and punishments. With your children's children . For God "visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children" ( Exodus 20:5 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10

Justification of Jehovah's judicial action towards Judah. Consider the heinousness of the offence. Pass over —rather, pass over to— the isles of Chittim ; i.e. the islands and maritime countries of the West, represented by Cyprus (see on Genesis 10:4 ). For the wide use of Chittim, comp. Numbers 24:24 ; Daniel 11:30 ). Kedar , in the narrower sense, is a large tribe of Arabian origin, whose haunts were between Arabia Petraea and Babylonia. Here, however, it is used in a wider... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:11

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10

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