Jeremiah 3:6-8 NIV

The Lord said also unto me , etc. It has been suggested (see on Jeremiah 3:1 ) that this introductory clause belongs rather to Jeremiah 3:1 . Some sort of introduction, however, seems called for; Ewald supposes a shorter form, such as "And the Lord said further unto me." The view is not improbable, for although there is evidently a break between Jeremiah 3:5 and Jeremiah 3:6 , there are points of contact enough between Jeremiah 3:1-5 and the following discourse to prove that they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:6-10

An old and sad but very true story. I. GOD LOOKING FOR FRUIT BUT NONE FORTHCOMING . 1. The fruit God looked for was Judah's repentance (cf. the history of the times to which Jeremiah refers). Idolatry was rampant in the northern kingdom. The southern also had been very far from free from it. But at this time God looked for a true repentance on Judah's part. 2. And such fruit was reasonably expected. There was the personal example and influence of King Josiah and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:7

And I said after she had done , etc.; rather, and I said , After she hath done all these things , she will return unto me . And her treacherous sister . Observe the distinction between the two sisters. Israel had openly broken the political and religious connection with Jehovah ( Hosea 8:4 ); Judah nominally retained both, but her heart was towards the false gods (comp. the allegory in Ezekiel 23:1-49 ; which is evidently founded upon our passage). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:8

And I saw, when for all the causes , etc.; rather, and I saw that even because apostate Israel had , etc. But this is exceedingly strange in this connection. The preceding words seem to compel us either (with the Vulgate) to omit "and I saw" altogether, or (with Ewald) to read the first letter of the verb differently, and render "and she saw," taking up the statement of Jeremiah 3:7 ("saw; yea, she saw," etc.). The latter view is favored by a phrase in Jeremiah 3:10 (see note below).... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:6

Backsliding Israel - The original is very strong: Hast thou seen Apostasy? i. e., Israel: as though Israel were the very personificatiom of the denial of God.She is gone up - Rather, she goes; it is her habitual practice. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:7

Or, “And I said (i. e., within myself), After she has done all these things, she will return to me.” But she did not return.Treacherous - literally, “Falsehood,” i. e., false, faithless. The character of the two sisters is plainly marked. Samaria is apostate; she abandons Yahweh’s worship altogether. Judah maintains the form only; her secret desires are set upon the orgies of pagan worship. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:8

Rather, “And I saw” that because apostate “Israel” had “committed adultery, I had put her away, and given her” the writing of her divorcement, “yet” false “Judah her sister feared not.”...The expression, “For all the causes whereby,” is probably the actual formula with which writings of divorcement commenced. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:6

Jeremiah 3:6 . Then the Lord said unto me “Here begins an entire new section, or distinct prophecy, which is continued to the end of the sixth chapter. It consists of two distinct parts. The first part contains a complaint against Judah for having exceeded the guilt of her sister Israel, whom God had already cast off for her idolatrous apostacy, Jeremiah 3:6-12. The prophet is hereupon sent to announce to Israel the promise of pardon upon her repentance, and the hopes of a glorious... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:7

Jeremiah 3:7. After she had done all these things For which she might justly have been abandoned; I said, Turn thou unto me Namely, and I will receive thee. Though they had forsaken both the house of David and the house of Aaron, who both had their authority from God without dispute, yet God sent his prophets among them to call them to return to him, that is, to the worship of him only, not insisting so much upon their return to the house of David as to that of Aaron. We do not read that... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:6-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:7

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