Jeremiah 14:22 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 14:19-22

Jeremiah 14:19-22. Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? The prophet again returns to God, and expostulates with him, humbly imploring mercy for his people, which shows that he did not understand God’s words to him, (Jeremiah 14:11,) as an absolute prohibition to pray for them. Hath thy soul loathed Zion? Which was formerly thy delight, and the place thou didst choose for thy special residence. Why hast thou smitten, &c. That is, So smitten that there is no healing Wounded us past... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 14:22

Are there = Exist there. Hebrew. yesh. See notes on Jeremiah 14:22 . vanities = idols. Gentiles = nations. He. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis , "He [That givest rain]". wait upon Thee. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:18 , the first occurrence in this sense). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 14:22

22. vanities—idols ( :-). rain— (Zechariah 10:1; Zechariah 10:2). heavens—namely, of themselves without God (Matthew 5:45; Acts 14:17); they are not the First Cause, and ought not to be deified, as they were by the heathen. The disjunctive "or" favors CALVIN'S explanation: "Not even the heavens themselves can give rain, much less can the idol vanities." art not thou he—namely, who canst give rain? read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 14:22

Yahweh was the only source of rain, not the idols or the astral deities, so Jeremiah’s hope was in Him. He had brought calamity, and He alone could bring blessing."His [Jeremiah’s] appeals were directed to: (1) a tender physician-’Hath thy soul loathed Zion? Why . . . is no healing for us?’ (Jeremiah 14:19); (2) a forgiving God-’We have sinned against thee’ (Jeremiah 14:20); (3) an honor-preserving throne-’Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us’... 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 14:22

(22) Vanities.—sc., as in Jeremiah 10:8, the idols of the heathen, powerless and perishable.Are there any . . . that can cause rain?—The question is asked with a special reference to the drought which had called forth the prophet’s utterance (Jeremiah 14:1). Israel remembers at last that it is Jehovah alone who gives the rain from heaven and the fruitful seasons, and turns to Him in patient waiting for His gifts. The words contain an implied appeal to the history of Elijah (1 Kings 18:41) and... 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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Jeremiah 14:1-22

II. THE PROPHET’S MINISTRY BEFORE THE FALL OF JERUSALEM, THE PROPHECIES OF JUDGMENT AND RESTORATION, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF JEREMIAH, HIS FAITHFULNESS AND His SUFFERING CHAPTER 14 The Great Drought, the Sword, the Famine, and the Pestilence 1. The description of the drought (Jeremiah 14:1-6 ) 2. The prophet’s priestly intercession (Jeremiah 14:7-9 ) 3. The answer (Jeremiah 14:10-18 ) 4. The renewed prayer (Jeremiah 14:19-22 ) Jeremiah 14:1-6 . The vivid description of the great... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Jeremiah 14:22

14:22 Are there [any] among the {p} vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].(p) Meaning their idols, read Jeremiah 10:15 . read more