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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:14

"O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved." The loving charge of the Great Searcher of hearts. The text shows us— I. GOD INTENSELY DESIRING MAN 'S SALVATION . This is evident from the pleading tone of the text. It is like the pathetic cry of the Savior over the same Jerusalem, when her people rejected him. And this Divine distress over the sinner's rejection of salvation, or in any wise missing of it, is attested not by any one Scripture... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:14

Fain thoughts. "How long shall," etc.? I. THEY ARE THE PROLIFIC SOURCE AND CAUSE OF ALL WICKEDNESS . "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." St. Paul, desiring all things lovely and of good report, all that has praise and virtue, to abound in the disciples of Christ, bids them "think on these things" ( Philippians 4:1-23 .). Therefore vain thoughts must lead to and produce wickedness. "They are the spawn of the evil heart, from which all other wickedness is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:14

The unwashed heart and the vain purposes cherished in it. There are here an exhortation and a question which, taken together, pierce very deep, and suggest once more the true cause of all the terrible calamities which are to befall Israel; for though Jerusalem is addressed, the repentance and remedy for all the evils in question must come from the action of a united people. Jeremiah's words in verse 10 are in a measure representative words; they indicate the way in which the nation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:15

For a voice declareth , etc. There is no time to lose, for already news of the foe has arrived. He is now at Dan, the northern frontier-town, and is heard of almost as soon in the hill-country of Ephraim. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:16

Make ye mention , etc. This verse contains a call to the neighboring nations to take notice of an event which nearly concerns them all. True, it is only the investment of Jerusalem which can as yet be reported, but there can hardly be a doubt of the issue, and the capture of the principal fortress will at once be followed by that of the other fortified "cities of Judah." Against in the second clause should rather be concerning . (For the use of "behold" before an imperative, comp. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:17

As keepers of a field . The prophet compares the tents, or perhaps the booths ( 1 Kings 20:12 , 1 Kings 20:16 ), of the besieging army to the booths of the guardians of the crepe ( Isaiah 1:8 ; Job 27:18 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:18

This is thy wickedness ; i . e . the effect of thy wickedness. (For the following words, comp. Jeremiah 2:19 ; Jeremiah 4:10 .) Because ; rather, truly. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:14

Thy vain thoughts - “Thy” iniquitous “thoughts.” “Aven,” the word used here, is especially applied to the sin of idolatry: thus Bethel is generally called Bethaven by Hosea (Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8, ...), because instead of being the house of God, El, it was the house of an iniquity, Aven, the golden calf. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:15

Dan - The border-town of Palestine on the north Deuteronomy 34:1.Mount Ephraim - The northern boundary of Judaea itself. The invading army presses on so rapidly, that scarcely have the news arrived of its appearance at Dan, before fresh messengers announce that it has traversed the whole length of Galilee, and is now defiling through the mountains of Samaria.Affliction - The same word, aven, occurs in Jeremiah 4:14, and apparently there is a play upon its double meaning: for from a root... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:16

Proclaim ye to the pagan, “Behold!” Cry aloud concerning “Jerusalem, that watchers” are on their way “from a far country: and” will “give out their voice against the cities of Judah.” The pagan are summoned to witness the chastisement of Jerusalem, that they may take warning thereby. By “watchers” are meant besiegers, who will surround the city with a line of sentinels. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 4:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:16

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