Four kinds of destroyers; the enemies’ swords shall slay them, and so make meat for the dogs, who shall tear their carcasses, and for the birds of prey, who shall prey upon their dead bodies that shall lie unburied. And I will also send amongst them wild beasts, who shall both tear their living bodies and their dead carcasses. read more
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES—For Chronology of the Chapter and Historical Facts, see on chap. Jeremiah 10:5 in loc.1. Personal Allusions. Jeremiah 15:1. “Moses and Samuel,” here mentioned as having been preeminent and prevailing intercessors on behalf of their people. Comp. Exodus 32:11-14; Numbers 14:13-20, as to Moses; and 1 Samuel 7:9; 1 Samuel 12:23, as to Samuel: confer also Psalms 99:0 as to both. Jeremiah 15:4. “Manasseh, son of Hezekiah:” Hezekiah was a most devout and religious king,... read more
Chapter 15Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go foRuth ( Jeremiah 15:1 ).Now it is interesting that when God chooses examples of men of great intercessory prayer, He chooses Moses and Samuel. There is an interesting characteristic about both Moses and Samuel and they were men who had the ear for God. You remember Moses was out in the wilderness and he saw the burning bush and... read more
Jeremiah 15:1 . Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, as when Moses by his prayers saved the nation, Exodus 32:11, and Samuel in Mizpeh was heard, when the Lord terrified the Philistine armies by thundering from heaven, and scattering all their host. 1 Samuel 7:10. Jeremiah 15:2 . Such as are for death, to death. By death is here evidently intended the pestilence; which, with the sword, the famine, and the captivity, should consume the whole nation. Jeremiah 15:3 . I will appoint... read more
Jer 15:3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. Ver. 3. And I will appoint over them four kinds. ] Heb., Families, or kindreds - i.e., quatuor cognata carnivora, dogs, birds, and beasts being added to the former four evils, Jer 15:2 quasi per auxesin. read more
I will: Jeremiah 7:33, Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:22, Leviticus 26:25, Deuteronomy 28:26, 1 Kings 21:23, 1 Kings 21:24, 2 Kings 9:35-Haggai :, Isaiah 18:6, Isaiah 56:9, Isaiah 56:10, Ezekiel 14:21, Revelation 6:8, Revelation 19:17, Revelation 19:18 kinds: Heb. families Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:23 - heap mischiefs Deuteronomy 32:24 - the teeth 1 Kings 14:11 - that dieth 2 Kings 17:25 - the Lord sent Psalms 79:2 - General Psalms 79:3 - and there Isaiah 5:25 - torn Isaiah 15:9 - lions... read more
JEREMIAH’S PRAYER REFUSED, Jeremiah 15:1-9. Here again we have an example of unfortunate chapter division. The connexion between the last verses of the preceding chapter and the opening portion of the present chapter is most intimate. To break it by one of the great chapter divisions is misleading. In the concluding portion of the preceding chapter the prophet’s prayer is urgent and importunate; here we have a still more emphatic refusal. read more
3. Four kinds One to kill, the rest to tear and mutilate the dead. read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 15:1-9
Jeremiah 14:1 to Jeremiah 15:9 . The Drought in Judah, and Jeremiah’ s consequent Intercession.— The date of this disaster is unknown, but some year in the latter half of Jehoiakim’ s reign is most probable. The effects of the drought are graphically described in Jeremiah 14:2-Joshua :. The personified “ gates” represent the people who gather at them in mourning attire and attitude (“ sit in black upon the ground” ; cf. Jeremiah 8:21, Jeremiah 13:18). The empty pits are dried-up storage... read more