For who shall have pity ? or, for who can have pity , etc.? (the imperfect in its potential sense). The horror which will seize upon the spectators will effectually preclude pity. Who shall go aside ? As one turns aside to call at a house. So Genesis 19:2 (literally, turn aside , not "turn in"). read more
To be removed - Rather, “to be a terror.”Because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah - The name of the pious father intensifies the horror at the wickedness of the son. read more
Jeremiah 15:2-5. If they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? If they ask thee what thou meanest by going forth, and whither they shall go: thou shalt tell them, Such as are for death to death, &c. In general, You shall go forth, saith God, to ruin and destruction; but shall not be all destroyed in one and the same way, but every one shall perish in that way which God hath appointed: some shall be destroyed by the pestilence, (for that is here to be understood by death,... read more
Drought, disease and war (14:1-15:9)A severe drought had hit Judah. People in all walks of life, from nobles to farmers, were affected by it, and they covered their heads as a sign of their distress. They had difficulty in getting enough water to keep themselves alive, and their animals were beginning to suffer from disease. Some had already died because of the lack of food (14:1-6).Pleading on behalf of the people, Jeremiah confesses the nation’s sins. He asks God to cease acting as if he were... read more
to be removed, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:25 , the same word). because of Manasseh. See 2 Kings 21:3 , &c. read more
how thou doest? = of thy welfare? read more
FURTHER PROPHECIES OF JUDAH'S RUIN"For who will have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who will bemoan thee? or who will turn aside to ask of thy welfare? Thou hast rejected Jehovah, thou art gone backward: therefore have I stretched out my hand against thee, and destroyed thee; I am weary with repenting. And I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them of children, I have destroyed my people; they returned not from their ways. Their widows are increased to me... read more
4. cause . . . to be removed— (Deuteronomy 28:25; Ezekiel 23:46). Rather, "I will give them up to vexation," I will cause them to wander so as nowhere to have repose [CALVIN]; (2 Chronicles 29:8, "trouble;" Margin, "commotion"). because of Manasseh—He was now dead, but the effects of his sins still remained. How much evil one bad man can cause! The evil fruits remain even after he himself has received repentance and forgiveness. The people had followed his wicked example ever since; and it is... read more
5. go aside . . . how thou doest—Who will turn aside (in passing by) to salute thee (to wish thee "peace")? read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:4
The sins of the fathers visited upon the children. This verse contains an explicit declaration that such is God's rule. The calamities about to fall on Judah and Jerusalem were "because of Manasseh the son of," etc. No doubt the sins of Manasseh were flagrant in the extreme, and they were the more aggravated because he was the son of the godly Hezekiah. No doubt his reign was one of dark disgrace and disaster. The sacred writers dismiss it with a few short statements, hurrying over its... read more