Jeremiah 8-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:6

I hearkened and heard ,.... These are either, the words of the prophet, as Kimchi and Abarbinel think; who listened and attended to, and made his observations upon, the words and actions, conduct and behaviour, of this people, of which he gives an account: or of the Lord himself, as the Targum; who hearkened to the language of their hearts and actions, and heard the words of their mouth; all that they spoke against him, against his prophets, and those that feared his name; all their lying... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:7

Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ,.... Of going and returning; for this is a bird of passage, as Pliny F4 Nat. Hist. l. 10. c. 23. and other naturalists observe; which goes away as winter approaches, and returns when that is over. The temperature of the air, as to heat and cold, and the natural propensity of such birds of passage to breed their young, are thought to be the incentives to change their habitation; and wonderful thing it is in nature, that they... read more

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

How do ye say, we are wise ,.... Which they were continually boasting of, though they were ignorant of the judgment of the Lord, and were more stupid than the stork, turtle, crane, and swallow: and the law of the Lord is with us ? this was the foundation of their boast, because the law was given to them, and not to the nations of the world, which knew not God, and therefore they must be a wise and understanding people; and this law continued with them, they had it in their synagogues,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:9

The wise men are ashamed ,.... Of the wisdom of which they boasted, when it would appear to be folly, and unprofitable to them: they are dismayed and taken ; frightened at the calamities coming upon them, and taken as in a snare, as the wise sometimes are in their own craftiness, Job 5:13 . Lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord ; sent by the prophets, which urged obedience to the law, and is the best explanation of it; but this they despised, and refused it: and what... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore will I give their wives unto others ,.... To strangers, to the Gentiles; than which nothing could be more disagreeable to them, or a sorer punishment, of a temporal one: and their fields to them that shall inherit them ; or, to the heirs F9 ליורשים "haeredibus", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus. ; other and new ones; and who should possess them as if they were the true and rightful heirs of them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:11-12

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people ,.... See Gill on Jeremiah 6:14 , Jeremiah 6:15 . read more

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

I will surely consume them, saith the Lord ,.... Or, "gathering I will gather them" F11 אסף אסיפם "eolligendo colligam eos", Montanus, Tigurine version. So Piscator. ; into some one place, the city of Jerusalem, and there destroy them. The word is, לשון כלייה , expressive of consumption and destruction, as Jarchi, Kimchi, and Ben Melech observe; and so the Targum, "destroying I will destroy them, saith the Lord.' There shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we sit still ?.... In the country, where were barrenness and want of provisions; in the villages and unwalled towns, where they were exposed to the spoils and ravages of the enemy. These words, with what follow, are the words of the prophet, in the language of the Israelites, as Kimchi observes. Assemble yourselves ; this is the gathering together, in order to be consumed, before threatened, which they themselves were made to do: and let us enter into the defenced cities ;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:15

We looked for peace ,.... Outward prosperity, affluence of temporal blessings, peace with enemies, and safety from them, which the false prophets had given them reason to expect; or which last they concluded and hoped for, from their being in the defenced cities: but no good came ; they were disappointed in their expectation; the good that was promised them, and they looked for, never came, but all the reverse: and for a time of health ; or, of healing F12 מרפה "medelae, vel ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:16

The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan ,.... That is, was heard at Jerusalem. It seems to be a hyperbolical expression, showing the certainty of the coming of the Assyrian monarch and his army, to invade Judea, and besiege Jerusalem; the news of which was brought from Dan, which lay in the further part of the land; see Jeremiah 4:15 , and pointing at the way in which they should come northwards, through Phoenicia and the tribe of Dan, with a numerous cavalry of horses and horsemen:... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:7

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:11-12

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 8:16

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