Jeremiah 9:8 ASV

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:2-22

Jeremiah 9:2-Song of Solomon : . Faithlessness and its Retribution: the Dirge of Death.— The humblest caravanserai would be preferable to life among these evil men, with their calumnies and the unfaithful use of power by those in authority, their mutual deceit, and their untruthfulness ( Jeremiah 9:2-Joshua :) . Yahweh will prove them in His furnace ( Jeremiah 6:29), “ because of the wickedness of” His people (so read in Jeremiah 9:7, with LXX, which continues preferably, after “ arrow” , in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongue is as an arrow: before, Jeremiah 9:3, it was compared to a bow, i.e. ready prepared, and furnished with materials contriving their wickedness, Psalms 11:2; and here to an arrow shot out, actually executing what they have designed. Some translate it a murdering arrow. It speaketh deceit; never speaking what they mean, that thereby they may the easier deceive the credulous; a double tongue, speaking fair when they mean to destroy, Psalms 55:21, as the next words explain it, intending... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-26

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. For Chronology and History, see chap. 7.1. Geographical References. Jeremiah 9:26. “Egypt.” sit. on N.E. angle of Africa; a vast plain; in general features it may be regarded as the valley of the Nile, by which river it is nourished; the country anciently divided into two great divisions, Upper and Lower Egypt; subdivided into smaller sections called Nomes, or provinces; now divided into Lower Egypt, called Delta (because enclosed within the arms of the Nile,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-26

Chapter 9Now Jeremiah declares,Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes were as a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men ( Jeremiah 9:1-2 );You know now why he was called the weeping prophet. He wished that his head were water and his eyes were the fountain that these tears might run continually for the tragedy of the people. "Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 9:1-26

Jeremiah 9:2 . Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodgingplace of wayfaring men. In countries where the peasantry are very poor, travellers provide for themselves as they can. Even in Spain many of the passadoes only lodge the traveller; he must provide his own food. Jeremiah preferred a lodging among the country poor, rather than occupy his station in the temple. In the East they have caravanseras, often dirty and very offensive. Jeremiah 9:4 . Take ye heed every one of his neighbour. ... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:8

Jer 9:8 Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. Ver. 8. Their tongue is as an arrow shot out. ] It is both a bow Jer 9:3 and a shaft, and that a slaughtering shaft, as some copies have it here; Culter iugulans, a murdering knife, some render it. a So Psalms 42:10 . As with a murdering weapon in my bones, mine enemies reproach me. Reckon thou, saith one, Sennacherib and Rabshakeh... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Jeremiah 9:8

tongue: Jeremiah 9:3, Jeremiah 9:5, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 64:3, Psalms 64:4, Psalms 64:8, Psalms 120:3 one: 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10, Psalms 28:3, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 26:24-Ezekiel :, Matthew 26:48, Matthew 26:49 in heart: Heb. in the midst of him his wait: or, wait for him Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 18:21 - a snare Job 15:5 - thou choosest Psalms 52:1 - told Psalms 52:3 - lying Proverbs 25:18 - General Micah 6:12 - spoken read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:8

8. An arrow shot out This is founded on the Keri of the Masorites. But the English text a murderous arrow, is better. read more