Jeremiah 11:16. The Lord called thy name, A green olive-tree— The Jewish nation is sometimes compared to an olive-tree, as well as to a vine. See Psalms 52:8. Instead of, With the noise of a great tumult, some render it, At the sound of his voice, meaning the thunder. Compare chap. Jeremiah 10:13. read more
13. shameful thing—Hebrew, "shame," namely, the idol, not merely shameful, but the essence of all that is shameful (Jeremiah 3:24; Hosea 9:10), which will bring shame and confusion on yourselves [CALVIN]. read more
14. There is a climax of guilt which admits of no further intercessory prayer ( :-, in the Chaldee version, "leave off praying"; Jeremiah 7:16; 1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 15:35; 1 John 5:16). Our mind should be at one with God in all that He is doing, even in the rejection of the reprobate. for their trouble—on account of their trouble. Other manuscripts read, "in the time of their trouble;" a gloss from 1 John 5:16- :. read more
15. my beloved—My elect people, Judea; this aggravates their ingratitude ( :-). lewdness with many— (Ezekiel 16:25). Rather, "that great (or, manifold) enormity"; literally, "the enormity, the manifold"; namely, their idolatry, which made their worship of God in the temple a mockery (compare Jeremiah 7:10; Ezekiel 23:39) [HENDERSON]. holy flesh— (Haggai 2:12-14; Titus 1:15), namely, the sacrifices, which, through the guilt of the Jews, were no longer holy, that is, acceptable to God. The... read more
16. called thy name—made thee. olive— (Psalms 52:8; Romans 11:17). The "olive" is chosen to represent the adoption of Judah by the free grace of God, as its oil is the image of richness (compare Psalms 23:5; Psalms 104:15). with . . . noise of . . . tumult—or, "at the noise," c., namely, at the tumult of the invading army (Psalms 104:15- :) [MAURER]. Or, rather, "with the sound of a mighty voice," namely, that of God, that is, the thunder thus there is no confusion of metaphors. The tree... read more
17. that planted thee— (Jeremiah 2:21; Isaiah 5:2). against themselves—The sinner's sin is to his own hurt (see on Isaiah 5:2- :). read more
The broken covenant 11:1-17This passage consists of five short parts (Jeremiah 11:1-17). Most scholars believe it dates from the reign of Josiah, perhaps after the discovery of the Law but before he initiated his reforms (about 621 B.C.; cf. 2 Chronicles 34:8-33). read more
The Judahites had worshipped multitudes of idols, described hyperbolically, as numbering as many as Jerusalem’s streets and Judah’s cities (cf. Jeremiah 11:6; Jeremiah 2:28). read more
The Lord instructed Jeremiah again (cf. Jeremiah 7:16) not to pray that He would withhold judgment from his people. Their sin was so great that the Lord would not defer judgment, even though the prophet or his people cried out to Him for mercy (cf. Jeremiah 11:11). Genuine repentance was the only thing that would affect His punishment. read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 11:15
Jeremiah 11:15. What hath my beloved to do, &c.— The meaning of the verse seems to be, "Why doth this, my chosen and peculiar people, (my spouse, as they love to call themselves, and as they once really were,) make their appearance before me in my house, since they have gone a whoring after several of the idol-nations around them, and therefore have disowned me, and broken the marriage contract or covenant which was between us? The holy flesh is passed from thee: the sacrifices which thou... read more