Jeremiah 12:9-10 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:9

The first part of this verse is mistranslated. Instead of Mine heritage is unto me , etc; it should be, Is mine heritage unto me ( i.e. to my sorrow, a dativus ethics ) a colored bird of prey? Are birds of prey round about her? The passage is difficult, but the following seems the most plausible explanation:—Jehovah is represented as surprised to see his chosen people a prey to the heathen (a strongly anthropomorphic description, as if Jehovah had not anticipated that his "giving up"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:9

The speckled bird. A great preacher relates the following incident:—He says, "I had during my early ministry to preach one evening at a neighboring village, to which I had to walk. After reading and meditating all day, I could not meet with the right text. Do what I would, no response came from the sacred oracle, no light flashed from the Urim and Thummim. I prayed, I meditated, I turned from one verse to another; but the mind would not take hold, or I was, as John Bunyan would say, ' much... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:10

Another simpler and more natural image, expressing the same idea, as these in Jeremiah 12:9 . The favorite way of representing Jehovah's relation to his people is that of a vine-proprietor to his vineyard (see on Jeremiah 2:21 ). How would a vineyard be ruined if a band of shepherds were to drive their flocks among the tender vine-shoots! The many pastors (or, shepherds ) are clearly Nebuchadnezzar and his generals (comp. Jeremiah 6:3 ). My pleasant portion . Jehovah is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:10

Shepherds where they ought not to be. The words of this verse suggest a degradation of the vineyard, which may have been accomplished in one of two ways. The prophet may have been indicating the miseries of his country by a scene from real life, a literal spoiling of a vineyard by the literal flocks of careless or unscrupulous shepherds. Either a vineyard becomes neglected by its owner, and so lays itself open to the inroads of a roaming flock, or the shepherd comes, and, regardless of all... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 12:7-9

Yahweh shows that the downfall of the nation was occasioned by no want of love on His part, but by the nation’s conduct.Left - More correctly, cast away.Jeremiah 12:8Judah has not merely refused obedience, but become intractable and fierce, like an untamed lion. It has roared against God with open blasphemy. As His favor is life, so is His hatred death, i. e., Jerusalem’s punishment shall be as if inflicted by one that hated her.Jeremiah 12:9Rather, “Is My heritage unto Me as a speckled bird?... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 12:10

Nebuchadnezzar and his confederate kings trampled Judah under foot, as heedless of the ruin they were inflicting as the shepherds would be who led their flocks to browse in spring upon the tender shoots of the vine. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 12:8-9

Jeremiah 12:8-9. My heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest Those that were my lambs and sheep, following me, their chief shepherd, and the guidance of those prophets and pastors whom I set over them, are become like lions in the forest roaring against me, and rending and tearing the prophets whom I send unto them, and who speak to them in my name. It My heritage; crieth out against me They blaspheme my name, oppose my authority, and bid defiance to my justice. Therefore have I... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 12:10-11

Jeremiah 12:10-11. Many pastures have destroyed my vineyard Many eaters, or devourers, as Dr. Waterland translates רעים רבים , by which the Chaldee Paraphrast understands the generals of the Chaldean army, an interpretation which seems to be justified by the two following verses: though some explain it of the rulers of the Jews, who, by their wicked government, and equally wicked example, had ruined their country. God calls Judea his vineyard and pleasant portion, because of the care... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-17

Jeremiah’s complaint; God’s answer (12:1-17)As he thinks back on the treachery of the people of Anathoth, Jeremiah is prompted to complain to God. Innocent people suffer, whereas wicked people live at ease. Why is it, he asks, that God allows the wicked to prosper? God gives them life and food, and they grow fat and prosperous, though their hearts are far from God (12:1-2). Jeremiah, by contrast, remains true to God, yet he suffers. Indeed, the whole land suffers because of the sins of people... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 12:9

speckled bird = a bird of prey. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 12:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 12:7-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 12:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 12:8-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 12:10-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 12:9

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