Jeremiah 5:24

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 5:20-24

The prophet, having reproved them for sin and threatened the judgments of God against them, is here sent to them again upon another errand, which he must publish in Judah; the purport of it is to persuade them to fear God, which would be an effectual principle of their reformation, as the want of that fear had been at the bottom of their apostasy. I. He complains of the shameful stupidity of this people, and their bent to backslide from God, speaking as if he knew not what course to take with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 5:24

Neither say in their heart ,.... It came not into their mind, they never once thought of it, namely, of what follows, let us now fear the Lord our God ; they were not influenced and engaged to the fear of God, neither by his power in the preceding instance, nor by his goodness in the following one: that giveth rain ; in common, all the year round, at proper times, for the use of men and beasts. This is a pure gift of God, and an instance of his goodness, and is peculiar to him, what... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 5:24

Giveth rain, both the former and the latter - See the note on Jeremiah 3:3 . The appointed weeks of the harvest - As the early rains fell in the northern parts of Judea about the end of September, in the civil year of the Hebrews, so the latter rains fell before harvest, in the months of March and April. The appointed weeks of the harvest were those which fell between the passover and pentecost. In the southern parts the harvest was earlier than in the northern. Dr. Blayney translates,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 5:24

Verse 24 The Prophet in other words proves here that the Jews had been justly charged with perverseness: he says, that it did not come to their minds, that they did not think, to fear God. We hence see that all that is said is designed to shew, that the people were no less senseless and stupid, than if they were lifeless elements; nay, that there was more stupidity and more furious madness in their hearts than in any created thing. To say in the heart means in Hebrew to weigh, to consider. We... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:1-31

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:19-29

Judah's own obstinacy and flagrant disobedience are the causes of this sore judgment. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:20-24

Nature's witness against blind eyes and rebellious hearts. Three forms of evil are rebuked here. I. THE DULNESS OF SPIRITUAL SENSIBILITY THAT FAILS TO DISCERN THE DIVINE MEANING OF NATURE . Israel and Judah are addressed as a "foolish people, without understanding," etc. Their crimes and sorrows sprang in great part out of their blindness and thoughtlessness ( Isaiah 1:3 ; Isaiah 5:12 , Isaiah 5:13 ). They would not use even the powers of spiritual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:22-24

Man rebuked by nature. Man considers himself to be " the lord of creation." He alone of all creatures is made in the image of God. Yet there are things in nature which should put him to shame. Jeremiah indicates two of these. I. THE DIVINE ORDER OF NATURE REBUKES THE WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF MAN . 1. Nature is ever obedient to the law of God . 2. Man alone is disobedient to the Law of God . He is the great exception to the order of the universe. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:24

That giveth rain, etc. The second appeal is to the regularity of the rains. Dr. Robinson remarks that there are not at the present day in Palestine "any particular periods of rain, or succession of showers, which might be regarded as distinct rainy seasons," and that …unless there has been some change m the climate of Palestine, the former and the latter rains seem to correspond to "the first showers of autumn, which revived the parched and thirsty earth and prepared it for the seed, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:24

The silken fetter. In Jeremiah 5:22 the prophet has spoken of the soft, unstable sand holding in and beating back the mighty surgings of the sea; but here he tells of what would seem a still more unlikely thing, that the goodness of God should lead men to fear him. He selects that prominent proof of God's goodness, the giving of the rains and the harvest, as a type of all, and he takes for granted that men ought to have found in this goodness of God an argument for his fear. Now we... read more

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