Jeremiah 14:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:21

A dreadful apprehension. That God should " abhor " us. Such apprehension filled the prophet's mind, as it has other minds. I. BUT THIS GOD NEVER DOES . He is our Father; he so loved us as to give Christ for us. It is impossible, therefore, let our apprehensions be what they may, that he can abhor us. II. BUT HE MAY SEEM TO . 1. No one will think thus of God by reason only of temporal calamities . These have again and again come and do come to God's... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 14:19-22

A second (compare Jeremiah 14:7-9) earnest intercession, acknowledging the wickedness of the nation, but appealing to the covenant and to God’s Almighty power.Lothed - More exactly, “hath thrown away as worthless.”Jeremiah 14:20Our wickedness, and - Omit and. National sin is the sin of the fathers, perpetuated generation after generation by the children.Jeremiah 14:21This verse is in the original very emphatic, and consists of a series of broken ejaculations: “Abhor not for thy name’s sake!... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 14:19-22

Jeremiah 14:19-22. Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? The prophet again returns to God, and expostulates with him, humbly imploring mercy for his people, which shows that he did not understand God’s words to him, (Jeremiah 14:11,) as an absolute prohibition to pray for them. Hath thy soul loathed Zion? Which was formerly thy delight, and the place thou didst choose for thy special residence. Why hast thou smitten, &c. That is, So smitten that there is no healing Wounded us past... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 14:1-22

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 14:21

do not. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "neither". throne of Thy glory. See note on Jeremiah 3:17 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 14:21

Jeremiah 14:21. Do not abhor, &c.— Do not reject, for thy name's sake,—do not, &c. By the throne of God's glory, is here principally to be understood the temple; and Jeremiah beseeches God not to give up that sacred structure, with the holy city, to be profaned by infidelity; the place which he had chosen for his peculiar residence, and where he sat between the cherubims as upon a throne. See Lowth and Calmet. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The dearth here at large described, had been before... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 14:21

21. us—"the throne of Thy glory" may be the object of "abhor not" ("reject not"); or "Zion" ( :-). throne of thy glory—Jerusalem, or, the temple, called God's "footstool" and "habitation" (1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalms 132:5). thy covenant— (Psalms 106:45; Daniel 9:19). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 14:21

Jeremiah begged God for the sake of His reputation and honor not to abandon His people, not to break His covenant with them. He probably meant that God should not forsake the people with whom He had made a covenant at Mount Sinai. Of course, God never breaks His covenants even though people do."The nations knew him to be Judah’s God, and any withdrawal of his help now would not be to his credit. Moreover, the destruction of Jerusalem would involve the destruction of the temple, his glorious... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:1-21

Jeremiah’s Eighth Prophecy (Reign of Jehoiakim?). The Impending Drought and other WoesDialogue between the prophet and God. He intercedes; but in vain, for the nation persists in sin. In this section we probably see the state of matters in the early part of Jehoiakim’s reign. There is no historical allusion to the drought which formed the occasion of the prophecy. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:1-22

1-6. Description of the drought.2. The gates thereof languish] Figurative of the people who collect there. They are black unto] RV ’They sit in black (mourning) upon.’3. Covered their heads] as a sign of grief or confusion: cp. David (2 Samuel 19:4) and Haman (Esther 6:12). 6. They snuffed up the wind] RV ’They pant for air.’ Dragons] RV ’jackals.’7-22. Jeremiah’s pleadings and God’s replies.7. Do thou it] RV ’work thou.’8. As a stranger, etc.] one who has no interest in the people. Turneth... read more

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