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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 16:10-13

Here is, 1. An enquiry made into the reasons why God would bring those judgments upon them (Jer. 16:10): When thou shalt show this people all these words, the words of this curse, they will say unto thee, Wherefore has the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? One would hope that there were some among them that asked this question with a humble penitent heart, desiring to know what was the sin for which God contended with them, that they might cast it away and prevent the judgment:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:13

Therefore will I call you out of this land ,.... By force, and against their wills, whether they would or not, and with abhorrence and contempt: it is to be understood of their captivity, which was but a just punishment for the above sins; for since they had cast off the Lord and his worship, it was but just that they should be cast off by him, and cast out of their land, which they held by their obedience to him: into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers ; a foreign... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:13

Will I cast you out of this land - See Jeremiah 7:15 , and Jeremiah 9:15 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:13

Verse 13 Then follows a commination, I will eject you, he says, or remove you, from this land to a land which ye know not, nor your fathers, for they had followed unknown gods, and went after inventions of their own and of others. God now declares that he would be the vindicator of his own glory, by driving them to a land unknown to them and to their fathers. He immediately adds, There shall ye serve other gods day and night We must take notice of this kind of punishment, for nothing could have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:10-13

The destiny of sinners a self-created one. I. AS IT IS IN ITSELF . It is a fearful prospect which is here held out to the unbelieving Jews. They are to experience a complete change of condition. The land of promise, national independence and honor, family purity and happiness, and the institution and ordinances of true religion are to be forfeited. The land to which they are to be exiled is unfamiliar to them—full of strange scenes and customs; a scene of bondage and tyranny.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:10-13

Conscience dead. Conscience is given us of God, to serve as a faithful sentry, warning of the approach of sin and summoning the energies of our souls to resist and reject the intruder. Or as a just judge to unhesitatingly condemn sin, let it be wrapped up in what specious disguise it may. It is the Ithuriel's spear which, the moment it touches any moral action, compels such action to reveal itself of what sort it is. Oh, the unspeakable blessing of an enlightened, healthful conscience that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:13

A grim irony . In me foreign land ye shall serve your idols to your hearts' content, day and night if ye will, "because, [not, where] I will not have mercy upon you " (by delivering you, and so calling you from your idols). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:13

Sin a tyrannous and exhaustive service. I. THAT WHICH WAS AT FIRST A FREE CHOICE WILL IN TIME BECOME A COMPULSORY SERVICE . The waywardness and capricious eclecticism of the idolatrous Jews was to be sternly visited upon them. They had toyed and compromised with idols; soon it would be discovered that that dalliance could not be prolonged. 1. Jehovah will not continue to accept a half-hearted service . It was only his forbearance that had suffered it so... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 16:13

And there shall ye ... - Ironical, and “there ye may serve other gods day and night, since I will shew you no favor.” read more

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