John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:27
I have seen thine adulteries ,.... Not literally such, though they were greatly guilty of that sin; but figuratively, their idolatries: thy neighings ; expressive of their strong desires after other gods, like that of adulterers and adulteresses after one another; and both which are like the neighing of horses. Kimchi thinks this designs their rejoicing in their evil works: the lewdness of thy whoredom ; their sinful thoughts, and wicked desires, which were continually after their... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 13:26
Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face ,.... Turn them up, or throw them over the head or face; that is, expose to public shame and disgrace; which was done when their city and temple were burnt, and they were carried captive; hence it follows: that thy shame may appear ; that their sins might appear to themselves and others, of which they had reason to be ashamed. The allusion is to the treatment which captive women sometimes meet with, or adulterous women, to which the Jews... read more