耶利米書 5:3 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:3-5

The rich and the poor meet together. They do so. IN MOST MOURNFUL WAYS . 1. In their common exposure to sorrow and death . 2. In their yet more mournful subjection to the bondage of moral evil , both alike leagued together in rebellion against God (cf. text). From which learn: II. THE BLESSED MEETINGS OF THE RICH AND THE POOR . 1. In their common possession of a moral and spiritual nature . Those great capacities whereby "a man is so much... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:3-6

Chastisement thwarted by universal stubbornness. I. THE FACT THAT GOD 'S CHASTISEMENTS ARE THWARTED . The chastisements are evidently indicated as severe, and the reason of the severity is hinted in the [preliminary question. God is looking for truth, looking for it in the midst of oaths broken and despised. He looks for faithfulness in all the ways in which it can be shown, There must be correspondence between promises and performances; there must be stability of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 5:3

Upon the truth - God looks to the “faith,” the upright purpose of the heart, and without it the nominal fealty of an oath is an abomination. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 5:3-5

Jeremiah 5:3-5. O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth Dost thou not approve of truth and faithfulness? And dost thou not search men’s hearts, and clearly discern their real dispositions from their hypocritical pretences? Thou hast stricken them With one affliction after another; but they have not grieved They have remained insensible as stocks or stones: they have not been humbled, and made truly penitent. Thou hast consumed them Not chastised them lightly, but wasted them by... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 5:1-19

Sins of Jerusalem and Judah (5:1-19)A search of Jerusalem reveals that the city is wholly corrupt. Injustice and selfishness abound. People claim they belong to God and they swear oaths by his name, but they remain untouched by the lessons he is trying to teach them (5:1-3). There may be some excuse for the poor and uneducated if they know nothing of God’s law, but the upper classes are just as ignorant. This indicates that the problem lies not with people’s social background or material... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 5:3

the truth = faithfulness. The same word as in Jeremiah 5:1 . have not grieved = have felt no pain. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 5:3

Jeremiah 5:3. Are not thine eyes upon the truth?— The eyes turned upon, or towards an object, denote, not only a diligent inspection and nice discernment of it, but also an earnest expectation or looking after it. The phrase may here be taken in both senses, that God both seeth and discerneth the truth, and also expects it from others, especially from those who call upon his name in attestation of it. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 5:3

3. eyes upon the truth— (Deuteronomy 32:4; 2 Chronicles 16:9). "Truth" is in contrast with "swear falsely" (2 Chronicles 16:9- :). The false-professing Jews could expect nothing but judgments from the God of truth. stricken . . . not grieved— (Jeremiah 2:30; Isaiah 1:5; Isaiah 9:13). refused . . . correction— (Jeremiah 7:28; Zephaniah 3:2). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 5:1-9

The depth of Judah’s sin 5:1-9God gave His people reasons for the coming judgment. He stressed social and personal sins particularly."Jeremiah now appreciates the moral necessity for God’s judgment of His people, as he sees clearly with his own eyes the iniquity, selfishness and depravity of life in Jerusalem." [Note: Harrison, Jeremiah and . . ., p. 74.] read more