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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 2:2

Go and cry. Jeremiah continued to retain his connection with Anathoth (Jeremiah 11:21 ; Jeremiah 29:27 ; Jeremiah 32:7 ; Jeremiah 37:12 ), though his mission was to Jerusalem. saith the LORD. See note on Jeremiah 1:8 . I remember thee. The expression is used in good part Psalms 98:3 ; Psalms 106:45 ; Psalms 132:1 .Nehemiah 5:19 ; Nehemiah 13:14 , Nehemiah 13:22 , Nehemiah 13:31 ; but in evil part Psalms 79:8 ; Psalms 137:7 . Nehemiah 6:14 ; Nehemiah 13:29 . Probably both senses here: the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 2:3

holiness unto the LORD. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 19:6 ). the firstfruits, &c, which were consecrated. Ref to Pentateuch (Exodus 23:19 . Deuteronomy 18:4 ; Deuteronomy 26:10 ). App-92 . devour = devoured. offend = be held guilty. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 4:13 , Leviticus 4:22 , Leviticus 4:27 ; Leviticus 5:2 , Leviticus 5:3 , Leviticus 5:4 , Leviticus 5:5 , Leviticus 5:17 , Leviticus 5:19 ; Leviticus 6:4 .Numbers 5:6 , Numbers 5:7 ). App-92 . evil = calamity. Hebrew. ... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 2:2

Jeremiah 2:2. I remember thee, &c.— "I remember my first kindness to thee, when I delivered thee from the bondage of Egypt, and espoused thee to myself, to be my own peculiar people." See Isaiah 54:5. Instead of a land that was not sown, Houbigant reads, in an uncultivated land. The discourse which begins here reaches to the 6th verse of the 3rd chapter, wherein the prophet, after setting forth the infinite goodness of God toward his people, inveighs in the strongest manner against the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 2:3

Jeremiah 2:3. All that devour him shall offend— Are trespassers, or shall rue it. Or, All who desired to destroy him were destroyed; evils came upon them. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:2

2. cry—proclaim. Jerusalem—the headquarters and center of their idolatry; therefore addressed first. thee—rather, "I remember in regard to thee" [HENDERSON]; "for thee" [MAURER]. kindness of thy youth—not so much Israel's kindness towards God, as the kindness which Israel experienced from God in their early history (compare Ezekiel 16:8; Ezekiel 16:22; Ezekiel 16:60; Ezekiel 23:3; Ezekiel 23:8; Ezekiel 23:19; Hosea 2:15). For Israel from the first showed perversity rather than kindness towards... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:3

3. holiness unto the Lord—that is, was consecrated to the service of Jehovah (Exodus 19:5; Exodus 19:6). They thus answered to the motto on their high priest's breastplate, "Holiness to the Lord" (Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 14:21). first-fruits of his increase—that is, of Jehovah's produce. As the first-fruits of the whole produce of the land were devoted to God (Exodus 23:19; Numbers 18:12; Numbers 18:13), so Israel was devoted to Him as the first-fruit and representative... read more

Thomas Constable

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

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah and instructed him to proclaim a message to the people of Jerusalem-a message from Yahweh. [Note: Other verses that refer to Jeremiah receiving a word from the Lord begin other sections of speeches, namely, 7:1; 11:1; 13:1; and 18:1.] read more

Thomas Constable

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

The Lord recalled how His people used to love (Heb. hesed) Him devotedly when they were following Him through the wilderness from Egypt to the Promised Land. Those were the days of Israel’s betrothal as a youth, before she settled down with the Lord in the land (cf. Hosea 1-3). Even though the Israelites were not completely faithful to the Lord in the wilderness, their commitment to Him then was much stronger then than it was in Jeremiah’s day. Their error then was mainly lack of faith... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 2:3

In those days Israel was set apart to the Lord in a way that she had not been since she entered the land and began to worship idols (cf. Exodus 19:6; Exodus 22:31). She was His firstfruits among the nations that He would bless (cf. Genesis 12:1-3; Leviticus 23:10; Leviticus 23:17; Deuteronomy 26:1-11). The Lord punished peoples who tried to devour the Israelites then (e.g., the Egyptians and the Amalekites), just as He punished those who ate His firstfruits offerings without divine... read more

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