Jeremiah 14:10, Jeremiah 14:12 KJV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 14:1-22

Drought, disease and war (14:1-15:9)A severe drought had hit Judah. People in all walks of life, from nobles to farmers, were affected by it, and they covered their heads as a sign of their distress. They had difficulty in getting enough water to keep themselves alive, and their animals were beginning to suffer from disease. Some had already died because of the lack of food (14:1-6).Pleading on behalf of the people, Jeremiah confesses the nation’s sins. He asks God to cease acting as if he were... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:10

GOD REFUSES TO HEAR THEM"Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence."Clarke... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 14:10

Jeremiah 14:10. Thus saith the Lord unto, &c.— Thus saith the Lord concerning this people. They altogether love to wander, &c. Houbigant. God here returns an answer to the complaints and expostulations of the prophet, and tells him, that the miseries of the people are owing to themselves; ever turbulent and unquiet as they were, fond of novelty, forsaking God for the worship of idols, and despising the divine succour, to run after that of strangers. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 14:10

10. Jehovah's reply to the prayer (Jeremiah 14:7-9; Jeremiah 2:23-25). Thus—So greatly. loved— ( :-). not refrained . . . feet—They did not obey God's command; "withhold thy foot" ( :-), namely, from following after idols. remember . . . iniquity— (Hosea 8:13; Hosea 9:9). Their sin is so great, God must punish them. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 14:1-16

A lament during drought 14:1-16 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 14:10

The Lord sent a message to His people. They had loved to wander from the path that He had prescribed for them to walk (cf. Jeremiah 14:8; Hosea 8:13; Hosea 9:9). They had departed from His will by seeking out the many idolatrous sanctuaries in the land and the foreign nations with which they could make alliances. This was unacceptable behavior, and He would punish them for their sins. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:1-21

Jeremiah’s Eighth Prophecy (Reign of Jehoiakim?). The Impending Drought and other WoesDialogue between the prophet and God. He intercedes; but in vain, for the nation persists in sin. In this section we probably see the state of matters in the early part of Jehoiakim’s reign. There is no historical allusion to the drought which formed the occasion of the prophecy. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:1-22

1-6. Description of the drought.2. The gates thereof languish] Figurative of the people who collect there. They are black unto] RV ’They sit in black (mourning) upon.’3. Covered their heads] as a sign of grief or confusion: cp. David (2 Samuel 19:4) and Haman (Esther 6:12). 6. They snuffed up the wind] RV ’They pant for air.’ Dragons] RV ’jackals.’7-22. Jeremiah’s pleadings and God’s replies.7. Do thou it] RV ’work thou.’8. As a stranger, etc.] one who has no interest in the people. Turneth... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 14:10

(10) Thus have they loved to wander.—The prophet has to tell the people that Jehovah’s answer to his prayer is one of seeming refusal. The time of pardon has not yet come. The prophet is told that now (the adverb is emphasised) is the time for remembering iniquity and visiting sins. The latter half of the verse is a verbal quotation from Hosea 8:13. The opening word “thus” appears to point back to the “many backslidings” of Jeremiah 14:7. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 14:1-22

CHAPTER IXTHE DROUGHT AND ITS MORAL IMPLICATIONSJeremiah 14:1-22; Jeremiah 15:1-21 (17?)VARIOUS opinions have been expressed about the division of these chapters. They have been cut up into short sections, supposed to be more or less independent of each other; and they have been regarded as constituting a well-organised whole, at least so far as the eighteenth verse of chapter 17. The truth may lie between these extremes. Chapters 14, 15 certainly hang together; for in them the prophet... read more