Jeremiah 4:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 4:1

return. Note the Figure of speech Cycloides. App-6 . Israel. Now referring to the northern kingdom. saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . then shalt thou not remove = and stray not [from Jehovah]. Compare Jeremiah 2:22-26 ; Jeremiah 3:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 4:1

JEREMIAH 4THE IMPENDING DESTRUCTION OF JUDAHThe chapter begins with a conclusion of the prophet's address to the Northern Israel (Jeremiah 4:1-2); then there is a call for Judah's repentance and return to duty as the very last hope of her averting destruction (Jeremiah 4:3-4); next, the Babylonian invasion is prophesied (Jeremiah 4:5-9); there follows the most difficult verse in the chapter (Jeremiah 4:10); a continued description of the forthcoming invasion is given (Jeremiah 4:11-18);... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 4:1

Jeremiah 4:1. If thou wilt return—return unto me— If thou wilt return—thou shalt return. [Thou shalt dwell with me. Houb.] If thou wilt remove thy idols, thou shalt not be removed. In the former part, says Houbigant, the conversion of their [hearts and] morals is spoken of; in the latter, the stability of their government. These words are evidently a continuation of the discourse beginning at the 6th verse of the preceding chapter, and of the prophet's address to the Israelitish captives in the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:1

1. return . . . return—play on words. "If thou wouldest return to thy land (thou must first), return (by conversion and repentance) to Me." not remove—no longer be an unsettled wanderer in a strange land. So Cain (Genesis 4:12; Genesis 4:14). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 4:1

The Lord clarified that for His people to return to a blessed condition they must return to Him."A sincere return to God demanded not only the destruction of images and the suppression of idol-worship, but also the giving up of all wandering after idols, i.e. seeking or longing after other gods." [Note: Keil, 1:102.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 4:1-2

If they would put away their idolatry consistently and would swear by Him, rather than by the idols, then Israel would become responsible for the nations blessing themselves (cf. Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4; Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 65:16; Isaiah 65:18). That is, the Gentile nations would come to the Lord and so experience His blessing and would glorify Him.". . . they will discern in the example of Israel that the source of true blessing lies in Yahweh and that he... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 4:1-4

Gentile blessing through Israelite repentance 4:1-4These verses provide the answer to God’s question in Jeremiah 3:1. This is the repentance that was necessary for Yahweh to return to His "wife." read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 4:1-4

Jeremiah's Third Prophecy. The Fate of the Ten Tribes a Warning to JudahIn this prophecy, as in the last, idolatry is denounced under the figure of unfaithfulness to the marriage vow. But as a marked distinction, God here invites to repentance, and on this there hinges pardon.6-20. Israel and Judah have both forsaken their Divine Spouse, but forgiveness will follow repentance.7-11. Samaria, the capital of the kingdom of the Ten Tribes, after a stubborn resistance had been captured by Sargon,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 4:1-31

The Prophet Sets Forth the Sin of the Nation and Points Out the Inevitable Result (Reign of Josiah, and Probably Before the Reforms of that King: cp. Jer 3:6)This section furnishes us with the gist of the prophet's testimony during the early years of his ministry, and doubtless represents the commencement of the roll written by Baruch at Jeremiah's dictation. In these five chapters he lays before his hearers the grossness of their conduct in deserting Jehovah, and urges repentance and amendment... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 4:1

IV.(1) If thou wilt return.—The “if” implies a return from the hopes with which Jeremiah 3:0 ended to the language of misgiving, and so, inferentially, of earnest exhortation.Abominations.—Literally, things of shame, as in Jeremiah 3:24; the idols which Israel had worshipped.Then shalt thou not remove.—Better, as continuing the conditions of forgiveness, if thou wilt not wander. read more

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