Jeremiah 11:11-21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 11:11-17

This paragraph, which contains so much of God's wrath, might very well be expected to follow upon that which goes next before, which contained so much of his people's sin. When God found so much evil among them we cannot think it strange if it follows, Therefore I will bring evil upon them (Jer. 11:11), the evil of punishment for the evil of sin; and there is no remedy, no relief: the decree has gone forth and the sentence will be executed. I. They cannot help themselves, but will be found too... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

The prophet Jeremiah has much in his writings concerning himself, much more than Isaiah had, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Here we have (as it should seem) the beginning of his sorrows, which arose from the people of his own city, Anathoth, a priest's city, and yet a malignant one. Observe here, I. Their plot against him, Jer. 11:19. They devised devices against him, laid their heads together to contrive how they might be in the most plausible and effectual manner the death of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore thus saith the Lord, behold, I will bring evil upon them ,.... The evil of punishment for the evil of their sins, such as famine, the sword, captivity, which latter is the evil more especially designed; and there is no evil of this nature but what is of God; it is of his sending and bringing; see Amos 3:6 , which they shall not be able to escape ; they should not have wisdom enough to form a scheme, nor power enough to put one in execution when formed, whereby they could... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:12

Then shall the cities of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem ,.... That is, the inhabitants of the cities of Judah, as well as the inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem; the former being in distress through the enemy being in their land, as well as the latter besieged by him: go and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense ; Baal, the queen of heaven, sun, moon, planets, and all the hosts of heaven, as in Jeremiah 44:15 , these they should cry unto for help and deliverance in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:13

For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah ,.... See Gill on Jeremiah 2:28 , and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem ; of which there were many, and some of note F9 Vid. Lightfoot, Chorograph. Cent. ad Matt. p. 34. : have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal ; one of whose names is Bosheth, "shame"; see Hosea 9:10 , hence Jerubbaal is called, in 2 Samuel 11:21 , Jerubbesheth; very properly is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:14

Therefore pray not thou for this people ,.... If for a remnant among them, yet not for the body of the people; and if for their spiritual and eternal good, yet not for their temporal salvation; their temporal ruin was certain; the decree was gone forth, and there was no revoking it; and this is said, not so much by way of prohibition of the prophet, as by way of threatening to the people, to show that as their own prayers should not profit them, so they should not have the benefit of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:15

What hath my beloved to do in mine house ,.... These are either the words of the prophet, as Kimchi and Ben Melech think, speaking after this manner; what has God, who is my beloved, he whom my soul loves, and who loves me, to do in the sanctuary, which is my house, and not this people's, that have defiled it, to cause his Shechinah to dwell there, after so much wickedness has been committed in it? and so Cocceius interprets it of Christ the beloved Son of God, and the beloved of his church... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:16

The Lord called thy name a green olive tree ,.... That is, compared the Jewish church and people to one, and made them as one, very prosperous and flourishing in the enjoyment of privileges, civil and religious, being highly favoured with the word and ordinances: fair, and of goodly fruit; which, for a while, brought forth the fruit of good works; and, while such, was amiable and goodly to look upon; was, as the Syriac version is, "fair with fruit, and beautiful in sight"; and whereas it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:17

For the Lord of hosts that planted thee ,.... As a green olive tree, and gave thee all thy verdure, fruitfulness, happiness, and prosperity; when he first put thee into the possession of the good land, and distinguished thee by so many favours and blessings; as he is able to take them away, so he will: for he hath pronounced evil against thee ; he hath determined it in his mind, and he hath declared it by his prophets: for the evil of the house of Israel ; the ten tribes, who had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18

And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it ,.... Either of what he had been declaring as the sins of these people; and of what he had been prophesying concerning punishment for their sins; what he had said was not of himself, did not arise from any pique or resentment in him against them; but it was of God, that knows all things, and had made known these things to him; and he had only faithfully related them as he had received them; or else of the malicious designs of the men of Anathoth to... read more

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