Jeremiah 3:25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 3:20-25

Here is, I. The charge God exhibits against Israel for their treacherous departures from him, Jer. 3:20. As an adulterous wife elopes from her husband, so have they gone a whoring from God. They were joined to God by a marriage-covenant, but they broke that covenant, they dealt treacherously with God, who had always dealt kindly and faithfully with them. Treacherous dealing with men like ourselves is bad enough, but to deal treacherously with God is to deal treasonably. II. Their conviction... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:25

We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us ,.... As persons overwhelmed with a sense of sin, and so pressed with the guilt of it on their consciences, that they can neither stand up, nor look up, but throw themselves on the ground, and cover their faces, being ashamed of what they have done: for we have sinned against the Lord our God ; as by breaking the law of God, so by despising the Gospel; rejecting the ordinances of it; disbelieving the Messiah, and speaking... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 3:25

Verse 25 As the Israelites say here nothing new, but continue the same subject, I propose only to touch briefly on the words, lest I should be too tedious. They say then that they were lying in their miseries; and why? because they had dealt wickedly with God We see that they are explaining what they had confessed, — even that the labor of their fathers had been consumed by their shame, that is, by their wickedness; and they ascribe to themselves what might have been put to the account of their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:21-25

Typical penitence. It is difficult if not impossible to fix any historic date for the fulfillment of this prophecy. Not a few competent scholars maintain that it is yet unfulfilled. But in any case it is a picture of the future, and may be accepted as a description of the penitence that is well-pleasing in the sight of God. All through it is spiritual, and the national circumstances involved are put thoroughly into the background. I. THE UPSPRINGING OF GODLY SORROW FOR SIN... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:24-25

Shame. I. SHAME IS A NATURAL ACCOMPANIMENT OF GUILT . 1. Distinguish shame from modesty . Modesty is the fear of shame. Modesty shrinks from doing the thing which when done will result, or ought to result, in shame. Thus modesty pertains to innocence, shame to guilt. 2. Distinguish natural shame from guilty shame . Natural shame results from the exposure of what should be kept private but is pure in itself—this applies to spiritual as well as bodily delicacy;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:25

Truly in vain , etc. An obscure and (if corruption exists anywhere) corrupt passage, which, however, it is hopeless to attempt to emend, as the corruption consists partly in wrong letters, partly in omitted letters or words (or both); and, moreover, the text employed by the Septuagint appears to have presented the same difficulty. The latter point is especially noteworthy. It is far from proving that the traditional text is correct; what it does suggest is that the writings of the prophets... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:25

We lie down ; rather, Let us lie down ; said in despair, just as Hezekiah says, "Let us enter the gates of Sheol" ( Isaiah 38:10 ). A prostrate position is the natural expression of deep sorrow ( 2 Samuel 12:16 ; 2 Samuel 13:31 ; 1 Kings 21:4 ). Our confusion covereth us ; rather, Let our confusion (or reproach ) cover us ( like a veil ) (comp. Jeremiah 51:51 ; Psalms 69:7 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:25

We lie down ... - Or, We will lie down: we are ready to throw ourselves upon the ground in bitter humiliation.Covereth - literally, shall cover us. We will hide our face from others. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:24-25

Jeremiah 3:24-25. For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers That is, the fruit of their labour, יגיע , which properly signifies labour and toil, being here put by a metonymy for the substance acquired by toil; that is, their labours have been followed by disappointment and shame; they have not reaped the expected fruit of them. Or sin, which causes shame, especially the sin of idolatry, has brought all our calamities upon us, the loss of our goods and substance, the... read more

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