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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 16:14-21

There is a mixture of mercy and judgment in these verses, and it is hard to know to which to apply some of the passages here?they are so interwoven, and some seem to look as far forward as the times of the gospel. I. God will certainly execute judgment upon them for their idolatries. Let them expect it, for the decree has gone forth. 1. God sees all their sins, though they commit them ever so secretly and palliate them ever so artfully (Jer. 16:17): My eyes are upon all their ways. They have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:15

But the Lord liveth ,.... Or they shall swear by the living Lord; or declare his power, as the Targum: "that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north"; that is, from Babylon, which lay north of Judea. The Jews F4 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 87. 1. gather from hence, that the land of Israel was higher than all other lands, because it is said, that "brought up", or "caused to ascend"; as out of the land of Egypt as before, so out of all other lands. The meaning is, that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:15

The land of the north - Chaldea: and their deliverance thence will be as remarkable as the deliverance of their fathers from the land of Egypt. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:15

Verse 15 But, it will be rather said, Live does Jehovah, for he has brought his people from the land of the north; and for this reason, because there will be less hope remaining for you, when the Chaldeans shall subdue and scatter you like a body torn asunder, and when the name of Israel shall be extinguished, when the worship of God shall be subverted and the Temple destroyed. When therefore all things shall appear to be past remedy, this captivity shall be much more dreadful than that by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:14-15

The text of these verses occurs in a more characteristic form and in a bettor connection in Jeremiah 23:7 , Jeremiah 23:8 . The connection here would be improved by insorting the passage before Jeremiah 23:18 ; and as displacements are not unfamiliar phenomena in manuscripts, this would not be a violent act. The difficulty is not m the therefore introducing the promise, which frequently occurs in prophecies immediately after threatenings ( e . g . Isaiah 10:23 , Isaiah 10:24 ),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:14-15

The greatest gratitude for the latest blessings. The circumstances of the Jews are illustrative of those of all of us in the fact that we all have occasion to feel most thankful for the most recent gifts of God's goodness. The reasons for this are manifold, viz.— I. THE LATEST BLESSINGS ARE MOST THOROUGHLY APPRECIATED . A present impression is stronger than a memory. Even if the good things we are now enjoying are not equal to those we formerly possessed, the immediate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:14-15

The old deliverance forgotten in the new. I. THE GREATER AND MORE INVETERATE THE TRANSGRESSION , THE GREATER WILL BE THE PUNISHMENT . It was not to be supposed that the past judgments of God, however great, were all that he could or would do. He has many ways of bringing transgressors to their senses; and it is impossible to conceive a limit to his power of imposing penalty. His stern, uncompromising attitude to sin has been witnessed to by many an awful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:14-15

Great mercies the forerunners of greater still. At first reading of these verses their truth is hardly apparent to the ordinary reader of the Bible. The deliverance from Egypt was so magnificent an event, accompanied by such manifestations of the Divine glory, that the quiet return of but a comparatively few of the exiles from Babylon pales into insignificance. Hence it is the latter event that seems not worthy to be spoken of in comparison with the former, and not the former in comparison... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:14-15

Two great recollections. Here once again we come upon the evangelical element in Jeremiah's prophecies; and once again we have to notice that, when this element does appear, it makes up for its infrequency by the brilliance and emphasis of the prediction. The prophet has just been compelled to speak of domestic suffering, national exile, and the withdrawal for a season of Divine favor. These necessary judgments must be magnified and stated in all their severity; not one of them can be... read more

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