Jeremiah 14:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 14:17-22

The present deplorable state of Judah and Jerusalem is here made the matter of the prophet's lamentation (Jer. 14:17, 18) and the occasion of his prayer and intercession for them (Jer. 14:19), and I am willing to hope that the latter, as well as the former, was by divine direction, and that these words (Jer. 14:17), Thus shalt thou say unto them (or concerning them, or in their hearing), refer to the intercession, as well as to the lamentation, and then it amounts to a revocation of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ?.... The blessing wanted; none of the idols of the Gentiles, called vanities, because it was a vain thing to apply to them, or hope for anything from them, none of these could give a shower of rain; though the name of one of their idols was Jupiter Imbrius F21 Pausanias makes mention of an image of Jupiter Pluvius, and of altars erected to him in various places; Attica, sive l. 1. p. 60. Corinthiaca, sive l. 2. p. 119.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles - Probably the dearth was now coming, as there had been a long want of rain. It was the prerogative of the true God to give rain and send showers at the prayers of his people. Therefore we will wait upon thee - If thou do not undertake for us, we must be utterly ruined. read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 22 In order to conciliate the favor of God, Jeremiah says here, that with him is the only remedy in extremities; and it is the same as though by avowing despair he wished to turn God to mercy; as if he had said, “What will become of us, except thou shewest thyself propitious? for if thou remainest implacable, the Gentiles have their gods from whom they seek safety; but with us it is a fixed principle to hope for and to seek salvation from thee alone.” Now this argument must have been of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:1-22

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:17-22

The distracting power of great distress. The prophet seems blinded by his tears. The distress portrayed here is terrible indeed, and the prophet so realized it that his mind appears to have reeled beneath his apprehensions of the coming calamities. Hence he falls into utterances which can only be regarded, however pardonable and comprehensible under his piteous circumstances (cf. Jeremiah 14:18 ), as exaggerated, and in many respects, as all such utterances are, incorrect. Every sentence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:19-22

Prayer a fruit of chastisement. There is a deeper and more spiritual gone in this utterance. The heart of Israel is conceived of as having been searched and revealed. Repentance is felt, and confession made. The true source of peace and help is sought after; and the false ones which have been tested are rejected. I. IS THE DISCIPLINE AND JUDGMENTS OF LIFE GOD TEACHES MEN HOW TO PRAY . Thereby they learn in a stern school their own sinfulness; the misery and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:22

None of the vanities, or false gods ( Jeremiah 3:17 ), of the heathen can deliver us in this our strait (want of rain). "Rainmakers" is still a common name of soothsayers among savage nations. Thou alone art God , and our God ; or, in Jeremiah's phrase (not, Art not thou he , etc.? but) Art thou not Jehovah our God? and the ground of the appeal follows, Jehovah is the Maker of all these things ; i.e. all the heavenly phenomena, especially the clouds and the rain. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:22

Prayer for rain. I. OBJECTIONS TO PRAYER FOR RAIN . 1. The universality of law . It seems to have been vaguely imagined till recently that the weather was not subject to laws of nature in the same strict form in which most material things are thus bound. But this surmise was simply based on ignorance. Recently more indications of law have been discovered, and we see the dawn of a meteorological science. How, then, can we expect God to change the weather in response to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 14:19-22

A second (compare Jeremiah 14:7-9) earnest intercession, acknowledging the wickedness of the nation, but appealing to the covenant and to God’s Almighty power.Lothed - More exactly, “hath thrown away as worthless.”Jeremiah 14:20Our wickedness, and - Omit and. National sin is the sin of the fathers, perpetuated generation after generation by the children.Jeremiah 14:21This verse is in the original very emphatic, and consists of a series of broken ejaculations: “Abhor not for thy name’s sake!... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 14:17-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 14:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:22

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:17-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 14:19-22

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