Jeremiah 12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:6

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father ,.... The men of Anathoth; even they have dealt treacherously with thee ; by laying schemes, and consulting methods, to take away his life privately; his enemies were those of his own house; which is oftentimes the case of good men, and especially of such that are in public office: yea, they have called a multitude after thee ; a multitude of men, which they gathered together, and instigated to call after him in a clamorous and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:7

I have forsaken my house ,.... The temple, where the Lord took up his residence, and vouchsafed his presence to his people; this was fulfilled in the first temple, when it was destroyed by the Chaldeans; and more fully in the second, when Christ took his leave of it, Matthew 23:38 and when that voice was heard in it, a little before the destruction of Jerusalem, as Josephus F1 De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 5. sect. 3. relates, "let us go hence.' So the Targum, "I have forsaken the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:8

Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest ,.... Which roars, and terrifies passengers from going that way; and which rends and tears in pieces all it meets with. This expresses the clamours of these people against God and his providences, and their rage, fierceness, and cruelty, against his prophets, sent in his name. It crieth out against me ; this is to be understood not of the cry of the oppressed through violence, for this is a cry to God, and not against him; or of idolaters... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:9

Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird ,.... Or, "is not mine heritage unto me as a speckled bird?" F2 So V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin, Jarchi, and Kimchi. as a bird of various colours, delightful to look at, as the peacock, so Jerom interprets it here; it was so formerly, but not so now; or as a bird of various colours, and unusual, which other birds get about, look on, hate, and peck at. Some think this refers to the motley party coloured religion the Jews had embraced,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:10

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard ,.... This is a metaphor which is often used of the people of Israel and Judah; see Psalm 80:8 , the pastors that destroyed them are not their own governors, civil or religious, but Heathen princes, Nebuchadnezzar and his generals. So the Targum paraphrases it, "many kings slay my people;' so Kimchi and Ben Melech. They have trodden my portion under foot ; the people of the Jews, that were his portion, and before called his heritage; whom the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:11

They have made it desolate ,.... Which is repeated to denote the certainty of it; astonishment at it, and that it might be observed: and being desolate it mourneth unto me ; not the inhabitants of it for their sins, the cause of this desolation; but the land itself, because of the calamities upon it; it crying to God, in its way, for a restoration to its former beauty and glory. The whole land is made desolate ; it was not only the case of Jerusalem, and the parts adjacent, but even... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:12

The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness ,.... Of Judea; or which lay between Chaldea and Judea, through which the Chaldean army came; called here the "spoilers", because they spoiled and plundered all places where they came; nor could the high, strong, and fortified places withstand them, or escape their ravage and fury. De Dieu renders it, "upon all the plains in the wilderness"; where was pasture, land for cattle, as Kimchi serves; which were trodden down and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:13

They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns ,.... Which may be understood literally, the land of Judea being cursed for their sins, and become barren and unfruitful, as the earth originally was for the sin of the first man, Genesis 3:19 , or rather figuratively, which some interpret of the prophets as Kimchi, sowing the good seed of the word among the Jews; but it did not take place in them, and bring forth fruit; instead thereof thorns sprung up, or evil works were done by them,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:14

Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours ,.... Or, "concerning" F8 על כל "de omnibus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius. them; the Egyptians, Philistines, Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Tyre, and Sidon; whom the Lord calls his "neighbours", because they were near the land of Canaan, where his people dwelt, to whom he vouchsafed his presence, and where the temple was in which he took up his residence; and his "evil" neighbours, because they often distressed... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:15

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out ,.... Not the Jews only, but more especially their neighbouring nations; after they have been plucked up and carried captive, and been in captivity some time: I will return, and have compassion on them ; or, "have compassion on them again" F9 אשוב ורהמתים "rursus misereat me illorum", Junius & Tremellius; "rursus miserabor ipsorum", Piscator; "denuo miserabor ipsorum", Cocceius. ; by returning their captivity, as... read more

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