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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:10

"For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth through; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts are fled, they are gone. And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."The weeping and the wailing here are because of the forthcoming desolation upon... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 9:10

Jeremiah 9:10. For the mountains, &c.— These words, says Houbigant, as they now lie, must belong either to Jeremiah, or the daughter of Zion; and yet it follows in the next verse, And I will make; which are the words of God: therefore this verse should be rendered, Take ye up a weeping and wailing on the mountains; a lamentation in the dwellings of the wilderness; for they are desolate, because there is no travellers; nor is the voice of cattle heard in them: both the fowl, &c. The... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:10

10. Jeremiah breaks in upon Jehovah's threats of wrath with lamentation for his desolated country. mountains—once cultivated and fruitful: the hillsides were cultivated in terraces between the rocks. habitations of . . . wilderness—rather, "the pleasant herbage (literally, 'the choice parts' of any thing) of the pasture plain." The Hebrew for "wilderness" expresses not a barren desert, but an untilled plain, fit for pasture. burned up—because no one waters them, the inhabitants being all gone.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:10

The Lord took up a lamentation on behalf of the land that suffered because of His people’s sin. The coming invasion would leave the land deserted-even by cattle and birds. The rest of this message indicates that the invasion had not yet taken place. Jeremiah was describing a future event as though it had already past. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:1-26

1-22. The prophet continues his lament. The impending doom.2. A lodging place, etc.] a caravanserai (khan), supplying a bare shelter, even the most desolate spot, if he may thereby escape the crimes of Jerusalem.7. Melt.. try] i.e. remove the dross, and test whether the metal is now pure. 8. His wait] RV ’wait for him.’10. Habitations] RV ’pastures.’11. Dragons] RV ’jackals’; so in Jeremiah 49:33. 12. For what, etc.] rather (with RV), a new question, ’Wherefore is?’ etc. Why this heavy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 9:10

(10) For the mountains . . .—The Hebrew preposition means both “upon” and “on account of,” and probably both meanings were implied. The prophet sees himself upon the mountains, taking up the lamentation for them because they are “burned up.”The habitations.—Better, as in the margin, pastures. The wilderness is simply the wild open country.So that none can pass . . . neither can men hear.—Better, with none to pass through them . . . neither do men hear.Both the fowl . . .—The Hebrew is more... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jeremiah 9:1-26

The Wish to Escape Jeremiah 9:2 ; Jeremiah 40:4-6 Jeremiah had cried wildly, 'Oh that I could escape'; but when escape was possible he turned his back or. it. He went to Mizpah with Gedaliah, and though only the dregs of Judah had been left there, still dregs or no dregs they were his own people, and like a gallant soul he would not leave them. I. We all feel sometimes the longing to escape. To escape from what? in the first place from monotony. Or again responsibility may cause it the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-26

; Jeremiah 8:1-22; Jeremiah 9:1-26; Jeremiah 10:1-25; Jeremiah 26:1-24In the four chapters which we are now to consider we have what is plainly a finished whole. The only possible exception {Jeremiah 10:1-16} shall be considered in its place. The historical occasion of the introductory prophecy, {Jeremiah 7:1-15} and the immediate effect of its delivery, are recorded at length in the twenty-sixth chapter of the book, so that in this instance we are happily not left to the uncertainties of... read more

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