Jeremiah 13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:6

And it came to pass after many days ,.... When the girdle had lain long in the hole, by the side of Euphrates; this denotes the length of the Babylonish captivity, which was seventy years: that the Lord said unto me, arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there ; which may denote the return of these people from captivity, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah; see Jeremiah 25:11 , though this seems to be visionally done, in order to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:7

Then I went to Euphrates ,.... In a vision; this is the second journey, of which See Gill on Jeremiah 13:5 , and digged ; the hole, in process of time, being stopped up with soil or sand, that were thrown up over it; this digging was in a visionary way; see Ezekiel 8:8 , and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it ; which he knew again by some token or another: and, behold, the girdle was marred ; or "corrupted" F17 נשחת "corruptum erat", Munster, Montanus,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:8

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Or the word of prophecy from before the Lord, as the Targum; and now follows the application of this sign to the thing signified, and the whole intention of it is opened. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:9

Thus saith the Lord, after this manner ,.... As this girdle has been hid in Euphrates, and has been marred and rendered useless; so in like manner, and by such like means, will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem ; or their glory, or excellency F20 גאון "excellentiam", Calvin, Piscator. ; that which they gloried in, and were proud of; their city which was burnt, and their temple which was destroyed by the Chaldeans; their king, princes, and nobles, who were... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:10

This evil people, which refuse to hear my words ,.... Sent by the prophets, to whom they turned a deaf ear; and though they pressed them, and importunately desired them to give them a hearing, they refused it; and this showed them to be a bad people, very degenerate and wicked; and which further appears by what follows: which walk in the imagination of their heart ; which was evil, stubborn, and rebellious, see Jeremiah 7:24 , and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:11

For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man ,.... Being girt tight unto him: so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel, and the whole house of Judah ; whom he chose above all people, and caused to approach unto him, and dwell in his courts; whom he favoured with his presence, and encouraged them to follow after him, and cleave to him in faith and affection, and with full purpose of heart; so that they were a people near unto him as a man's girdle is to his loins:... read more

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

Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word ,.... The following parable: thus saith the Lord God of Israel ; what was to be said is prefaced with these words, to show that it was not a trifling matter, but of moment and importance, and not to be slighted and despised as it was: every bottle shall be filled with wine ; meaning every inhabitant of Judea and Jerusalem, comparable to bottles or earthen vessels, as the Jewish writers interpret it, for their being empty of all that is... read more

John Gill

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

Then shall thou say unto them ,.... Explaining the above words: thus saith the Lord, behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land ; this is the application of the parable, and shows that by every bottle is meant every inhabitant of Judea: even the kings that sit upon David's throne ; or, "that sit for David on his throne" F23 הישבים לדוד "sedentes Davidi", Montanus, Schmidt, Cocceius; "pro David", Pagninus, Calvin, Junius & Tremellius. ; that succeed him one... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:14

And I will dash them one against another ,.... As drunken men fall foul on one another, and quarrel and fight; or in allusion to bottles and earthen vessels they are before compared to; and may denote the internal broils and contentions among themselves, that instead of assisting each other in their distress, they would be destroying one another; which was notorious in the last siege of Jerusalem: even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord ; no relation, nor even age nor sex,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:15

Hear ye, and give ear ,.... Both to what goes before, and what follows after. The words doubled denote the closest and strictest attention: be not proud ; haughty, scornful, as above all instruction, and needing no advice and counsel, self-conceited, despising the word of God, and his messages by his prophets; or, "do not lift up yourselves" F24 אל תגבהו "ne elevetis vos", Montanus, Pagninus; "exaltetis", Junius & Tremellius. ; above others, and against God: for the Lord... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:11

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:15

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